Author: Roy Blount, Jr.

Quotes

People may think of Southern humor in terms of missing teeth and outhouse accidents, but the best of it is a rich vein running through the best of Southern literature.

People may think of Southern humor in terms of missing teeth and outhouse accidents, but the best of it is a rich vein running through the best of Southern literature.

- Roy Blount, Jr.

The last time somebody said, 'I find I can write much better with a word processor.', I replied, 'They used to say the same thing about drugs.'

The last time somebody said, 'I find I can write much better with a word processor.', I replied, 'They used to say the same thing about drugs.'

- Roy Blount, Jr.

Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art, from writing to gardening to sculpture, is creativity. I beg to differ.

Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art, from writing to gardening to sculpture, is creativity. I beg to differ.

- Roy Blount, Jr.

Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.

Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.

- Roy Blount, Jr.

Think about scary movies: There's a fine line between horror and humor.

Think about scary movies: There's a fine line between horror and humor.

- Roy Blount, Jr.

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