Fran Lebowitz Quotes

The best fame is a writer's fame. It's enough to get a table at a good restaurant, but not enough to get you interrupted when you eat.

If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.

Now, nature, as I am only too aware, has her enthusiasts, but on the whole, I am not to be counted among them. To put it 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.

Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep.

I prefer dead writers because you don't run into them at parties.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.