“Do you know how long it takes to charm people from Maine? They're uptight white people coated with a hard exterior made from other uptight white people.” — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
I want to be heavily tied to a city that I write for every week, that knows my stuff and I can interact with. — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
I never thought to look at the New York Times one, even though I knew people were pissed off. I've seen YouTube videos from… — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
When wine drinkers tell me they taste notes of cherries, tobacco and rose petals, usually all I can detect is a whole lot of… — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
When Time got rid of my column, I thought it was all over. It was really sad. And then, I just started pushing it… — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
I have some idea that if I pick on [boy band] One Direction, I'll get a ton of hate mail, because I know that… — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
I don't read "letters" sections of magazines, but I'll read anyone's blog post about me. — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
I've definitely written people e-mails telling them I've loved their stories, but that seems more like a professional journalist thing to do. — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
I can't imagine what someone would write that would infuriate me. Maybe if my loved one had died of some disease and someone was… — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
People would ask if I wanted to host things and I was like, "No, I'm a writer, I don't host things." Just thinking I… — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
I don't like to be in the forest. It's a weird thing. I've learned to have a general appreciation for nature, which has taken… — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
Early on, even in college, I figured out that it was just more interesting to me to create content than to write about other… — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
I think I realized that Dave Barry was funnier than I'll ever be, and he made no attempt to make any actual points. He… — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
![“I have some idea that if I pick on [boy band] One Direction, I'll get a ton of hate mail, because I know that when you're 15, you love a band like you will kill people. But I don't quite realize that that's true about people - adults - who read The Hunger Games.” quote by Joel Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ffd/joel-stein-12345_adults_i-have-some-idea-that-if-i-pick-on-boy-b_316616.jpg)
