Metropolitan Life Fran Lebowitz Quotes

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness and death.

I love sleep because it is both pleasant and safe to use. Pleasant because one is in the best possible company and safe because sleep is the consummate protection against the unseemliness that is the invariable consequence of being awake. What you don't know won't hurt you. Sleep is death without the responsibility.

All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

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.

I am not the type of person who wants to go back to the land I am the type who wants to got back to the hotel.

The girl in your class who suggests that this year the Drama Club put on The Bald Soprano will be a thorn in people's sides all of her life.

It is not good form to take a Trick out unless one is so firmly established as to be able to afford being associated with someone who might at any given moment write a poem in public.

Presently it appears that people are mainly concerned with being well rested. Those capable of uninterrupted sleep are much admired. Unconsciousness is in great demand. This is the day of the milligram. The rigors of learning how to do long division have been a traditional part of childhood, just like learning to smoke. In fact, as far as I am concerned, the two go hand in hand. Any child who cannot do long division by himself does not deserve to smoke.

Red is frequently associated with passion because it is the color of fire. Those who take this seriously need to be reminded there is such a thing as arson.

Owing to the conditions that currently prevail in the world of letters, it is now possible for a girl to be ruined by a book

The common good is not my cup of tea--it is the uncommon good in which I am interested.

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness and death.” ― Fran Lebowitz, Metropolitan Life