When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I thi... - David Sedaris
"When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see people trying too hard."
"When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see people trying too hard."
"Everyone looks retarded once you set your mind to it."
"I'm the most important person in the lives of almost everyone I know and a good number of the people I've never even met."
"All I do is lie, and that has made me immune to compliments."
"The humor section is the last place an author wants to be. They put your stuff next to collections of Cathy cartoons."
"A good [short story] would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit."