List of 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.

I've Never Thought It Was Necessary To Make Fun Of People - You Can Find Fun In People Without Necessarily Mocking Them.

It Was Easy To Make Fun Of Bush, But It Was Sort Of Like Shooting Fish In A Barrel And It Didn't Really Feel All That Good Because It Was So Easy To Do. I Would Much Rather Live Under A Thoughtful President. Even If It Makes It Harder To Be Funny About Politics, It Makes It More Interesting To Be Funny About Politics.

Get Your Friends Together, Go To Your Local Bookstore And Have A Book-buying Party.

I Like Weeding, But I Tend To Think Of It As A Solitary Activity.

I Do Some Eccentric Dancing.

Twiddle-twiddle Away At My Softly Clicky Keyboard For A While, Making Twiddly Adjustments All Along- And Then Print What I Have Twiddled. Glare At The Printout And Snarl And Curse And Scribble Almost Illegibly All Over It With A Ballpoint Pen. Go Back To The Machine And Enter The Scribbles. Repeat This Procedure Until I Hate The Very Meaning Of Every Word I Know.

New York Walking Isn't Exercise: It's A Continually Showing Make-your-own Movie.

I Think What's Really Hard Is Making Sense And Making What You Write Clear And Smooth-flowing.

I Think Writer's Block Is Simply The Dread That You Are Going To Write Something Horrible. But As A Writer, I Believe That If You Sit Down At The Keys Long Enough, Sooner Or Later Something Will Come Out.

Lots Of People Have Expressed Consternation That I Haven't Gotten Rid Of Southern Accent, But I Just Never Saw Any Reason To Lose The Flavor That I Grew Up With. I Enjoy Saying Some Things With A Southern Accent.

Think About Scary Movies: There's A Fine Line Between Horror And Humor.