Shaggy Dog Quotes
- My notion of a great novel is something like a five-hundred-page shaggy-dog story, with only the punch line omitted. — Edward Abbey
- Many people have heard the remarkable example of devotion involving a Skye terrier dog who worked for a Scottish shepherd named Old Jock. In 1858,… — Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
- I reserve the right to tell shaggy dog stories or even common jokes as part of what I'm doing. I don't give a damn if… — David Antin
- There was this little shaggy dog on it, and Frank Weatherwax was working the dog. One day we were all sitting around, and Frank said,… — Tommy Rettig
- Dogmatic theological statements are neither logical propositions nor poetic utterances. They are ''shaggy dog'' stories; they have a point, but he who tries too hard… — Wystan Hugh Auden