Random House Treasury of Humorous Quotations - Hardcover

Phillips, Louis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679770410 ISBN 13: 9780679770411

Publisher: Random House Reference, 1996

Synopsis

Hundreds of laugh-out-loud quotations from witty writers, comics, and more.

Arranged by subject, from Academia to Youth and everything in between, this collection of funny quotes -- some famous and some less well known -- is a treasure-trove of original humor.

Quoted figures include Mark Twain, Dave Barry, Carol Burnett, and Ernest Hemingway, among many others. Examples include:

"I've had a wonderful evening, but this wasn't it."
--Groucho Marx, when leaving a party

"The best fame is a writer's fame. It's enough to get you a table at a good restaurant, but not enough to get you interrupted when you eat."
--Fran Lebowitz

A perfect inexpensive impulse buy or stocking-stuffer!
Hundreds of quotes for half the price of other humorous quote collections.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

About this title

About the Author

Louis Phillips is a prolific poet and writer. He teaches Creative Writing at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

William Cole is a poet and also an anthologist and editor of many poetry collections for children and adults.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Reference
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679770410
• ISBN 13: 9780679770411
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 247