Fran Lebowitz: Self - Interviewee

Quotes 

• Self - Interviewee : [writer Fran Lebowitz on her friendship with Morrison, in a segment titled, 'Fran & Friendship']  It's an extremely deep friendship. And, you know, a really long-lasting one. I have never really had a fight with Toni, which is really unusual for me. We *did* have a very lengthy argument as to whose mother made the best dessert, her mother's apple pie or my mother's apricot strudel. Toni had to admit, upon tasting my mother's apricot strudel... that they were *equally good*. My mother, who I... I brought Toni's mother's apple pie to my mother... said that yes, it was as good as her apricot strudel. And then my mother goes, 'I make apple pie, too!' I said, 'Mom, let's not... Let's stop it at this, OK?'

  [laughs] 

• Self - Interviewee : [writer Fran Lebowitz on Morrison, in a segment titled, 'Character']  When I was a child, my mother used to always say to me, 'Can't you be the bigger person?' And, you know, truthfully I can't. I'm by nature the smaller person. Toni is the bigger person... *always* the bigger person.

• Self - Interviewee : [writer Fran Lebowitz, in a segment titled, 'Character']  I have always sought advice from Toni. And I'm not, like, the world's biggest advice-seeker... . I mean, very often I've turned to Toni for advice, or solace, um, because she can always, you know... because, um, she can always think of something worse.