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161 " The members of the Writers’ Regiment would, of course, like to join the rest of you in dangerous armed combat, but unfortunately the pen is mightier than the sword and we must serve where we are needed. "
― Fran Lebowitz , The Fran Lebowitz Reader
162 " Is that what you want to be when you grow up? Helpful? Fine. Wonderful. Go, be helpful. "
163 " You want to be a headwaiter? Act like a headwaiter. A little ignoring, please. A little uncalled-for arrogance. "
164 " Unless specifically requested to do so, I will not discuss Japanese science-fiction movies from the artistic point of view. "
165 " The Yoo Hoo was interesting—adolescent but robust—and the Yankee Doodle, a symphony of snowy creme filling and rich, dark cake; the whole of it bathed in a splendor of chocolate-flavored icing that verged on the sinful. "
166 " 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. "
167 " Objets d’art are one thing; objets d’nature are not. Who, after all, could possibly want to own something that even the French don’t have a word for? "
168 " All good things come to those who wait: This is a concept that parallels in many respects another well-known thought, that of the meek inheriting the earth. "
169 " Life is just one damned thing after another: And death is a cabaret. "
170 " I have decided to direct the remainder of my remarks to the pets themselves in the hope that they might at least learn to disport themselves with dignity and grace. If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater … suggest that he wear a tail. "
171 " A dog who thinks he is man’s best friend is a dog who obviously has never met a tax lawyer. "
172 " An owl is, of course, not a pet at all; it is an unforgivable and wistful effort in the direction of whimsy. "
173 " I have known...only one really, really good writer in my life who loves to write. Only one...Most people who love to write are horrible writers, so of course they love to write. "
― Fran Lebowitz
174 " Quizás los músicos y los cocineros sean los que produzcan más placer a los seres humanos "
175 " I suggest that we are talking. He, however, means there and at my own expense. I reply that the only way I could get to Los Angeles at my own expense is if I were to go by postcard. "
176 " That I am totally devoid of sympathy for, or interest in, the world of groups is directly attributable to the fact that my two greatest needs and desires—smoking cigarettes and plotting revenge—are basically solitary pursuits. "
177 " Nobody in Rome works and if it rains in Rome and they happen to notice it they blame it on Milan. "
178 " Some kitchen. A lot of people could use a kitchen like this. Boys Town, for one. Nairobi. The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. AFTRA. "
179 " In Rome people spend most of their time having lunch. And they do it very well—Rome is unquestionably the lunch capital of the world. "
180 " Going on strike in Rome is much more a matter of style than it is of economics. "