Show Business: Some Lines from Lily

Wherever she goes, Lily Tomlin takes her notebooks. And wherever she goes, she writes the maxims that zing through her act like ricocheting bullets. A sampler:

> If truth is beauty, how come no one has her hair done at the library?

>Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.

>if we listened to it, history would stop repeating itself.

>Ever wonder why someone doesn't try softer?

>I had a startling revelation the other day: I found out that bread crumbs cost more than bread.

>If the nickname for Lawrence is Larry, why isn't the nickname for Florence Flarry?

>I worry about kids today....

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