The 2,548 Wittiest Things Anybody Ever Said

by Byrne, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781451648904
• ISBN10: 1451648901
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Touchstone

Summary

A follow-up to The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Saida fresh selection of sharp, witty zingers gathered from both famous and utterly unknown (but quotable) sources.Robert Byrne’s quote books are widely praised as authoritative and accessible sources of sayings for any and all occasions. Byrne’s wit, diligent research, and creativity combine to form a fresh go-to reference that serves users better than Googleno wi-fi required. This new book is contextualized by theme, flowing logically to form a narrative. Quotations on courtship are followed by snippets on love, sex, and divorce. Quotations on lawyers are followed by quotes on money, and so on. This collection is not just reference but also serves as entertainment in and of itself. A sampling of the contents, in no particular order: Steve Martin: “I’d do anything for a good body except exercise and eat right.” Jon Stewart: “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.” Amanda Cross: “The point of quotations is that one can use another’s words to be insulting.”

Author Biography

Robert Byrne is the author of seven novels, five collections of witty quotations, seven books on billiards, and an expose of frauds in the literary world. Byrne was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, where he has a regular humor column in the Telegraph Herald. Visit his website at www.byrne.org.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
Dating	p. 1
Sex	p. 57
Men and Women	p. 242
Men and Men	p. 339
Love	p. 353
Marriage	p. 388
Birthing and Babies	p. 522
Children	p. 555
Mothers	p. 611
Divorce	p. 632
Religion	p. 657
Life	p. 801
Conversation	p. 859
Education	p. 889
Happiness	p. 937
Beauty	p. 959
Food	p. 987
Drink	p. 1,095
Health	p. 1,128
Doctors	p. 1,203
Aging	p. 1,228
Suicide	p. 1,277
Death	p. 1,295
Show Business	p. 1,361
Music	p. 1,424
Art	p. 1,468
Television	p. 1,484
Fashion	p. 1,500
Animals	p. 1,546
Travel	p. 1,621
Sports	p. 1,746
Crime	p. 1,844
Working	p. 1,883
Lawyers	p. 1,935
Boredom	p. 1,948
Money	p. 1,962
Science and Technology	p. 2,018
Truth	p. 2,063
Hooey	p. 2,077
Stupidity	p. 2,098
Politics	p. 2,127
War	p. 2,245
Writing	p. 2,271
Books	p. 2,348
Proverbs	p. 2,381
Answers	p. 2,395
Facts	p. 2,417
Assorted Nuggets	p. 2,475
Notes and Index of Sources	p. 599
Index of Authors	p. 605
Index of Subjects and Key Words	p. 625
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