An all-new follow up quotation book to 2004’s Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Colossal Collection of Quotable Quotes, complete with indexes by name and by subject for easy reference.
Here it is: the quintessential collection of notable quotes for all occasions. Grouped together in weird categories as only Uncle John could do, you’ll find quotes about farts, firsts, dogs, Canada, male chauvinist pigs, colors, TV, aliens, and more! And not just quotes, either--there are great facts, fun quizzes, and a few longer articles about how quotations shape our world. As if that weren’t enough, there are a ton of eye-opening new entries for Uncle John’s Quotationary. (Love: “Being stupid together.” --Paul Valery) And to make it easier than ever to find the exact quote you’re looking for, there is a by-subject index as well a by-name index. Here are but a few of the thousands of great quotations awaiting you:
* “I don’t really care what I’m famous for.” --Jessica Simpson
* “Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.” --Charlie Chaplin
* “The way that I feel about music is there is no right and wrong. Only true and false.” --Fiona Apple
* “One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” --A. A. Milne
* “Bears are crazy. They’ll bite your head if you’re wearing a steak on it.” --Space Ghost
* “I don’t mind not being president. I just mind that someone else is.” --Ted Kennedy
* “If little else, the brain is an educational toy.” --Tom Robbins