num_pages: 565
description: From Goethe to Churchill to woody Allen, Robert Byrne has mined a collection of wit and wisdom that deserves a special place on every humor lover's bookshelf. These unique, witty, and outrageous quotations, previously published in four separate volumes, are now gathered together in a seemingly limitless trove of pithy and often irreverent one-liners, retorts, definitions, jokes, and last words that cover every conceivable subject and will appeal to every taste. Byrne has collected quotes from a variety of sources ranging from Oprah Winfrey to David Letterman, touching upon many diverse topics. Letterman gives his perspective on living in Los Angeles, "Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees." The cunningly crafted statements are divided into categories that run the gamut from life and death to love and politics. Reader's will delight in such gems as Charles Pierce's definition of the perfect "One who turns into a piazza at 4:00 a.m., and Shelly Winters' plaintive question, "Where do you go to get anexrexia? Zsa Zsa Gabor comments on men and marriage, "A man in love is incomplete until he is married. Then he is finished.
language: English
title: The 2, 548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said
titlecomplete: The 2, 548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said
genres: Reference, Anthologies, Humor, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 39
publisher: Galahad Books