"I wish, when I was first born, the first thing I said was "Quote" so the last thing I said before I died would be "Unquote."
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Steven Wright quotes (page 25 of 27)
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"I parked in the tow-away zone, and when I got back, the entire neighborhood was gone."
"My favorite book is anything by Kurt Vonnegut - he's my literary hero. I got to meet him several times, which was a great thrill for me. I don't really remember what we talked about."
"In my house on the ceilings I have paintings of the rooms above... so I never have to go upstairs."
"If all those psychics know the winning lottery numbers, why are they all still working?"
"My house is made out of balsa wood, so when I want to scare the neighborhood kids I lift it over my head and tell them to get out of my yard or I'll throw it at them."
"I'm moving to Mars next week, so if you have any boxes..."
"I bought some powdered water, but I don’t know what to add."
"I eat Swiss cheese from the inside out."
"I once tried to commit suicide by jumping off a building...I changed my mind at the last minute, so I just flipped over and landed on my feet. Two little kittens nearby saw what happened and one turns to the other and says, "See, that's how it's done.""
"I don't like politicians, and I don't like politics. I definitely don't want to be associated with any of them."
"I was skydiving horizontally."
"I took a baby shower."
"I don't get up, get dressed, go out, and think, 'Okay, I gotta find eight jokes.'"
"I plugged my phone in where the blender used to be. I called someone. They went "Aaaaahhhh...""
"I have a fax machine with "fax waiting"."
"The other day, I was walking my dog around my building . . . on the ledge. Some people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths."
"You know, the New Testament is pretty old. I think they should call them the Old Testament and the Most Recent Testament."
"I'm standing behind a wall of jokes. You don't know about my personal life, my girlfriends, or what I do when I'm not on the road. There's this guy, this comedian, and this is how he thinks, but people really don't know anything about me."
"I can't stop thinking like this."