Until I was about 7, I thought books were just there, like trees. When I learned that people actually wrote them, I wanted to, too, because all children aspire to inhuman feats like flying. Most people grow up to realize they can't fly. Writers are people who don't grow up to realize they can't be God.
Fran LebowitzIf you read a lot, nothing is as great as you've imagined. Venice is - Venice is better.
Fran LebowitzNew York's not exactly antiseptic. It could be clean and less dangerous, and not horrible, not under a tidal wave of tourists.
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