Wry Quotes

39 quotes by 36 authors

There is even - as with no other game - a fascinating detective literature, a wry commentary on the human comedy, implicit in the book… — Alistair Cooke
I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to… — Simon Pegg
It never occurred to me that Iâ€™d be typecast, although I was. And I never thought of the role as a commercial product, because I… — Tom Baker
Already known as one of Americaâ€™s best and wittiest poets, William Trowbridge has, in Ship of Fool, found the perfect vessel to convey his vision:… — Charles Harper Webb
The writing is a joy, so seamless you nearly miss the sheer artistry of the style and the terrific, wry humour. — Ken Bruen
A little grit in the eye destroyeth the sight of the very heavens, and a little malice or envy a world of joys. One wry… — Thomas Traherne
This was a new recognition that perfection is admirable but a trifle inhuman, and that a stumbling kind of semi-success can be much more warming.… — Roger Angell
A. E. Maxwell wrote one of the smartest, most consistent PI series in recent memory. Big plots, great villains, and a kickass private eye with… — Tim Maleeny
To Forget VeniceÂ is a tour de force of ventriloquism. Elegant, contemporary, and wry, the voice at its center is also capable of disarming flights… — Chase Twichell
Jay Wexler is my kind of writer--a weird one, and a wry one, and one who isnt afraid to act silly in a sort of… — Ron Currie Jr.
James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or… — Ken Follett
Ringo, the last to become a Beatle, came into the group not because I wanted him, but because the boys did. To be completely honest,… — Brian Epstein
Tanya Ward Goodman, writing with a big heart, clear eyes, and a light touch, allows us a privileged glimpse into the shabby, enchanted world of… — Michelle Huneven
I love the wry motto of the Paleontological Society, meant both literally and figuratively, for hammers are the main tool of our trade: Frango ut… — Stephen Jay Gould
I love Charlie, Billy Burke's character. Writing for him is so spectacular, he's so funny and wry and every scene he's in he just takes.… — Melissa Rosenberg
Somebody says, 'Do a Tom Bodett, a folksy kind of thing,' and it sounds like something out of 'Hee Haw,' very insulting. They turn wry… — Tom Bodett
Few take advice, or physic, without wry faces at it. — Augustus William Hare
Do you know what I am going to tell you, he said with his wry mouth, a pint of plain is your only man. Notwithstanding… — Flann O'Brien
To crooked eyes truth may wear a wry face — J.R.R. Tolkien
As he followed Bill back to the others a wry though came to him, born no doubt of the wine he had drunk. He seemed… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling

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36 authors contributed a total of 39 Wry Quotes, led by these top contributors: