“Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publication.”
"Letters" (p. 143).
Metropolitan Life (1978)
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Metropolitan Life
Metropolitan Life is a 1978 bestselling collection of comedic essays and the debut book by writer Fran Lebowitz.The book was released in a 1994 compilation entitled The Fran Lebowitz Reader along with Lebowitz's other bestseller Social Studies.
“Bread that must be sliced with an ax is bread that is too nourishing.”
"Food for Thought and Vice Versa" (p. 109).
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"No News is Preferable" ( p. 221 http://books.google.com/books?id=wKnCCIk9O0wC&q=%22Radio+news+is+bearable+This+is+due+to+the+fact+that+while+the+news+is+being+broadcast+the+disc+jockey+is+not+allowed+to+talk%22&pg=PA221#v=onepage)
Originally published in "The Lebowitz Report" http://books.google.com/books?id=k_MxAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Radio+news+is+bearable+This+is+due+to+the+fact+that+while+the+news+is+being+broadcast+the+disc+jockey+is+not+allowed+to+talk%22&pg=PA209#v=onepage column in Mademoiselle (1975)
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“If your sexual fantasies were truly of interest to others, they would no longer be fantasies.”
"Letters" (p. 143).
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"Why I Love Sleep" (p. 91).
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"A World View" (p. 64).
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"Letters" (p. 144).
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"Letters" (p. 143).
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“Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.”
"Mars: Living in a Small Way" (p. 101).
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“Any child who cannot do long division by himself does not deserve to smoke.”
"Digital Clocks and Pocket Calculators: Spoilers of Youth" (p. 84).
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"Manners" (p. 6).
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