Fran Lebowitz, reported in Rand Lindsly's Quotations.
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When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
— Fran Lebowitz on New York City
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "New York City" (L)
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About Fran Lebowitz
Frances Ann Lebowitz (born October 27, 1950) is an American author, public speaker, and occasional actor. She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many prominent figures of the 1970s and 1980s New York art scene.
About Fran Lebowitz
Frances Ann Lebowitz (born October 27, 1950) is an American author, public speaker, and occasional actor. She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many prominent figures of the 1970s and 1980s New York art scene.
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