"Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football."
-Fran Lebowitz
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"I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.“
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"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."
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"Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable."
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"Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw."
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"If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail."
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"There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior."
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