--- title: "4 Copies Quotes By John Hodgman" description: "4 Copies quotes by John Hodgman. Plus more from John Hodgman and more Copies sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/john-hodgman-1811_advertisements_i-naturally-own-a-lot-of-very-old-magazi_575766.jpg" --- > [I naturally own a lot of very old magazines. And I enjoy going to old magazines because the advertisements in those magazines…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/i-naturally-own-a-lot-of-very-old-magazines-and-i-enjoy-going-to-old/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/john-hodgman-1811_advertisements_i-naturally-own-a-lot-of-very-old-magazi_575766.jpg) > [I had some very, very fond memories of the people I worked with and the authors I worked with - and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/i-had-some-very-very-fond-memories-of-the-people-i-worked-with-and/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/john-hodgman-1811_book_i-had-some-very-very-fond-memories-of-th_855434.jpg) > [I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/i-actually-own-a-copy-of-my-own-book-that-s-how-dedicated-i-am-as-an/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/039/john-hodgman-1811_book_i-actually-own-a-copy-of-my-own-book-tha_1509563.jpg) > [What I've discovered more recently is copies of books that I didn't represent, but that my boss represented when I assisted her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/what-i-ve-discovered-more-recently-is-copies-of-books-that-i-didn-t/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78a/john-hodgman-1811_bittersweet_what-i-ve-discovered-more-recently-is-co_2842257.jpg) ## Other authors on Copies ## More by John Hodgman > [Life may be miraculous in its unlikelihood in the universe, but it would be a fallacy to suggest that its rareness makes it inextinguishable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/life-may-be-miraculous-in-its-unlikelihood-in-the-universe-but-it/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [I navigated the world as a hedge maze of constant fear and worry in which I might take the wrong turn and jeopardize the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/i-navigated-the-world-as-a-hedge-maze-of-constant-fear-and-worry-in/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [“There are transitions in life whether we want them or not. You get older. You lose jobs and loves and people. The story of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/there-are-transitions-in-life-whether-we-want-them-or-not-you-get/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald meet in hell and team up to assassinate Satan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/john-wilkes-booth-and-lee-harvey-oswald-meet-in-hell-and-team-up-to/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [I think in American culture, we put value on economic success but tell people you don't have to be economically successful to be happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/i-think-in-american-culture-we-put-value-on-economic-success-but-tell/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [If you look in the dictionary under 'perfectionist,' you see Henry Selick correcting the definition of perfectionist in the dictionary. I mean, he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/if-you-look-in-the-dictionary-under-perfectionist-you-see-henry/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [Lies are just another kind of storytelling, but with the very distinct and enlivening motive of desperation. Since writers are by nature desperate creatures,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/lies-are-just-another-kind-of-storytelling-but-with-the-very-distinct/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [I've made my evolutionary purpose and had children. I don't care if anybody likes me, I'm going to do what I want to do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/i-ve-made-my-evolutionary-purpose-and-had-children-i-don-t-care-if/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [“When you live in New York or any big city, it is easy to fail at growing up. The city is designed to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/when-you-live-in-new-york-or-any-big-city-it-is-easy-to-fail-at/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [I don't wish to brag, but I'm very intelligent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/i-don-t-wish-to-brag-but-i-m-very-intelligent/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [You wouldn't want to live a life in which you are loved or approved by all people on Earth or even within your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/you-wouldn-t-want-to-live-a-life-in-which-you-are-loved-or-approved/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [Well, I always had this desire to celebrate and somehow be a part of things that I thought were really great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/well-i-always-had-this-desire-to-celebrate-and-somehow-be-a-part-of/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [I would be good for maybe not the center square but an upper square on 'Hollywood Squares.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/i-would-be-good-for-maybe-not-the-center-square-but-an-upper-square/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [One of the things about crowd work that's so exciting is when you discover a character in the audience who's interesting or funny, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/one-of-the-things-about-crowd-work-that-s-so-exciting-is-when-you/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) > [“Maine is not a death cult. I mean, it is, but it's a slow one. It creeps in like the tide, and without your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/maine-is-not-a-death-cult-i-mean-it-is-but-it-s-a-slow-one-it-creeps/) [John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/copies/john-hodgman/#itemlist", "name": "4 Copies Quotes By John Hodgman", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I naturally own a lot of very old magazines. 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