Pun Quotes

95 Pun quotes by 79 unique authors

I do not, in fact, use many puns. Certainly there are far fewer than people believe. But I suspect the ones I do occasionally use… — Terry Pratchett
From as long as, literally as far back as I can remember I've liked puns, word jokes, I can literally recall looking at a comic… — Tom Stoppard
I think puns are not just the lowest form of wit, but the lowest form of human behavior. — John Oliver
You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think. — Dorothy Parker
Punning is a talent which no man affects to despise but he that is without it. — Jonathan Swift
The Saint whose water can light lamps, the clairvoyant whose lapse in recall is the breath of God, the true paranoid for whom all is… — Thomas Pynchon
People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images,… — Neil Gaiman
Yeah 'ear 'ear," said George, with half a glance at Fred, the corner of whose mouth twitched. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I have mood poisoning. Must be something I hate. — Marilyn Manson
In person, if possible, Anubis was even more drop-dead gorgeous. [Oh . . . ha, ha. I didn't catch the pun, but thank you, Carter.… — Rick Riordan
Do what? Come up with a clever pun referencing Jerome's demonic status? The truth is, I usually keep a stash of them on hand and— — Richelle Mead
But things were different now. I finally had my head -pun intended- on straight. — Meg Cabot
Everyone says that I have no sense of humor, then I construct a perfectly sound pun around a well-known psychological condition, and it is ignored. — Eoin Colfer
Puns are the highest form of literature. — Alfred Hitchcock
Standing, I turned to face my father. “It’s the same as the scent on Moore. It’s definitely a foreign cat, but it’s...more, somehow.” Ethan snickered… — Rachel Vincent
It's my motto," said Isabelle, with a sultry smile. 'Nothing less than seven inches.' Meliorn gazed at her stonily. 'I'm talking about my heels,' she… — Cassandra Clare
Of course they had more chains on him than Scrooge saw on Marley's ghost, but he could have kicked up dickens if he'd wanted. That's… — Stephen King
But the helmet had gold decoration, and the bespoke armorers had made a new gleaming breastplate with useless gold ornamentation on it. Sam Vimes felt… — Terry Pratchett
Also not the kind of place to hide a server." "Is that another pun?" She asked. "No! I swear! I didn't mean that one." ~Shell… — Ridley Pearson
I'll take Shadowhunter, then. Because from what I've experienced of vampires, you mostly suck. No pun intended. — Cassandra Clare
I don't mind if smiles come at my expense, I'm a small price to pay. — Jonathan Safran Foer
What does Karl Marx put on his pasta? Communist Manipesto! — Stephen Colbert
I believe in reincarnation,” [Bjorn] said. I KNOW. “I tried to live a good life. Does that help?” THAT’S NOT UP TO ME. Death coughed.… — Terry Pratchett
We're all well-acquainted with depression, we all know what the low moods are, but the mania was not something I knew much about. I didn't… — Jeffrey Eugenides
The Band was rebelling against the rebellion. The rebellion went to a place where it became too obvious, too trendy, like you were just following… — Robbie Robertson

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