WIST Quotations

Sedaris, David -- Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013)

Dave — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:41:56 +0000

As a child I assumed that when I reached adulthood, I would have grown-up thoughts.

David Sedaris (b. 1956) American humorist, comedian, author
Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013)

Sedaris, David -- Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013)

Dave — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:25:50 +0000

I’ve become like one of those people I hate, the sort who go to the museum and, instead of looking at the magnificent Brueghel, take a picture of it, reducing it from art to proof. It’s not “Look what Brueghel did, painted this masterpiece” but “Look what I did, went to Rotterdam and stood in front of a Brueghel painting!”

David Sedaris (b. 1956) American humorist, comedian, author
Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013)

Sedaris, David -- Naked, “Something for Everyone” (1997)

Dave — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:31:13 +0000

I haven’t got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.

David Sedaris (b. 1956) American humorist, comedian, author
Naked, “Something for Everyone” (1997)
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Sedaris, David -- Interview, Louisville Courier-Journal (5 Jun 2005)

Dave — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:22:56 +0000

Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it’s just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.

David Sedaris (b. 1956) American humorist, comedian, author
Interview, Louisville Courier-Journal (5 Jun 2005)