Books Quote by Joel Stein

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

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

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

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

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

I don't read "letters" sections of magazines, but I'll read anyone's blog post about me.

— Joel Stein

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

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

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

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

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

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