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Fran Lebowitz
“War is, undoubtedly, hell, but there is no earthly reason why it has to start so early in the morning.”
Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader

Fran Lebowitz
“life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep. Therefore, that which we call civilization is merely the accumulated debris of a chilling number of bad nights.”
Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader

Fran Lebowitz
“Think before you speak. Read before you think.
This will give you something to think about that you didn’t make up yourself — a wise move at any age, but most especially at seventeen, when you are in the greatest danger of coming to annoying conclusions.”
Fran Lebowitz, Social Studies

Fran Lebowitz
“Try to derive some comfort from the knowledge that if your guidance counselor were working up to his potential, he wouldn’t still be in high school.”
Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader

Fran Lebowitz
“To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land—I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.”
Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader

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