Messing About in Quotes

Become a dazzling wit or enjoy a good laugh with this entertaining collection of humorous quotations, carefully handpicked and edited by writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth. From Art to Bores , Tennis to Wine , this little dictionary contains over 2,700 of the best quotations, from witty one-liners and funny phrases to pithy comments and unintended humour. If you live to be one hundred you've got it made. Very few people die past that age. --George Burns I thought coq au vin was love in a lorry. --Victoria Wood Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie-detector. --Graham Greene The trouble with a book is that you never know what's in it until it's too late. --Jeanette Winterson