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> [“ It's a ridiculous profession and it's getting worse. It's becoming almost like palm reading or phrenology. It's been relegated to pop best sellers and talk shows. The only people that take it seriously are upper middle class people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/it-s-a-ridiculous-profession-and-it-s-getting-worse-it-s-becoming/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

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## More by Ian Shoales

> [The word relationship best refers to the connection between parasite and host, or shark and remora. It's a biological term. I'd rather be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/the-word-relationship-best-refers-to-the-connection-between-parasite/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [“ It's a ridiculous profession and it's getting worse. It's becoming almost like palm reading or phrenology. It's been relegated to pop best sellers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/it-s-a-ridiculous-profession-and-it-s-getting-worse-it-s-becoming/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [Sigmund Freud was a half baked Viennese quack. Our literature, culture, and the films of Woody Allen would be better today if Freud had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/sigmund-freud-was-a-half-baked-viennese-quack-our-literature-culture/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [Favorite color: I hate colors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/favorite-color-i-hate-colors/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [Americans will buy anything, as long as it doesn't cross the thin line between cute and demonic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/americans-will-buy-anything-as-long-as-it-doesn-t-cross-the-thin-line/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [Never ask a woman why she's angry at you. She will either get angrier at you for not knowing, or she'll tell you. Both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/never-ask-a-woman-why-she-s-angry-at-you-she-will-either-get-angrier/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [Everybody's excited about the new service economy, even though there is no actual service as near as I can tell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/everybody-s-excited-about-the-new-service-economy-even-though-there/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [Advice to rock gods: drugwise, stick to Ibuprofen, decaf lattes, and pale Pilsners ... If your stomach is not a flat slab, please leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/advice-to-rock-gods-drugwise-stick-to-ibuprofen-decaf-lattes-and-pale/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [I read a column by George Will that SCARFACE should be rated X because parents were taking their children to see it. So what?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/i-read-a-column-by-george-will-that-scarface-should-be-rated-x/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [Men want to put their signature at the bottom; women don't want to finish that letter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/men-want-to-put-their-signature-at-the-bottom-women-don-t-want-to/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [They don't produce anything. All they do is guide you through the labyrinth of the legal system that they created - and they keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/they-don-t-produce-anything-all-they-do-is-guide-you-through-the/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [L.A.: where there's never weather, and walking is a crime. L.A.: where the streetlights and palm trees go on forever, where darkness never comes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/l-a-where-there-s-never-weather-and-walking-is-a-crime-l-a-where-the/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [Why are we importing all these highbrow plays like 'Amadeus'? I could have told you Mozart was a jerk for nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/why-are-we-importing-all-these-highbrow-plays-like-amadeus-i-could/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [I know what love is: Tracy and Hepburn, Bogart and Bacall, Romeo and Juliet, Jackie and John and Marilyn...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/i-know-what-love-is-tracy-and-hepburn-bogart-and-bacall-romeo-and/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

> [I don't like people who speak French in public places. This includes the French.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-shoales/i-don-t-like-people-who-speak-french-in-public-places-this-includes/)

[Ian Shoales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-shoales/)

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