Do I exaggerate? Boy, do I, and I'd do it more if I could get away with it.


David Sedaris

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I just enjoy lying on the couch and reading a magazine.
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My sister Tiffany told me years ago, 'You can never write about me.' Then she called six mon...
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I always think it's a good policy to like the people who like you.
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But I don't distinguish between being laughed with, and laughed at. I'll take either.
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The woman spoke with a heavy western North Carolina accent, which I used to discredit her authority....
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The landscape is best described as 'pedestrian hostile.' It's pointless to try to take a walk, so I ...
DAVID SEDARIS
Cover your glass in France or Germany --even worse, in England - and in the voice of someone who has...
DAVID SEDARIS
Like anyone nostalgic for a time he didn't live through, I chose to weed out the little inconvenienc...
DAVID SEDARIS
Don't leave a piece of jewelry at his house so you can go back and get it later; he may be with his ...
AMY SEDARIS
Sometimes losing a pet is more painful than losing a human because in the case of the pet, you were ...
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I always liked my teachers, and I was in a lot of after-school projects. I was a Girl Scout until my...
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My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper.
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I never really take shortcuts. I was always one of those people who, instead of cutting across someo...
AMY SEDARIS
You think in a different way when you don't have any money. The joy of poverty is that you use y...
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I'm very domestic; I love cleaning. I love cooking. I like waiting on people. I just like to mak...
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I'm not a good storyteller. I always think I'm going to get interrupted, or something's ...
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People who shop in health food stores never look healthy.
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I wouldn't call myself a shut-in. I have the ability to leave my home; I just choose not to. But...
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I think it's still kind of weird to memorize a line, because you're supposed to 'be'...
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More men than women like 'Strangers With Candy'. Pretty girls don't like the show. They ...
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I like crafts that are made out of necessity because they're a little naive - you made it becaus...
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I'm gonna do the whole bedroom in camel color - it's an old lady color.
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If I put my mind to something, it happens. I do know that's not necessarily psychic. But I alway...
AMY SEDARIS
You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character acto...
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Sometimes, to keep things exciting, I decorate my house as if I owned a child. I'll toss a tiny ...
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But I always like to play ugly people who think they're pretty.
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My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him.
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When people tell me they are going to go scrapbooking, I say, 'Why don't you make it yoursel...
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Books are challenging and inspirational to me.
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I love costumes. My dream growing up was always to have my own costume and prop shop.
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I love theatrical props: a cup filled with solid fake tea, say, or a collection of fake food, includ...
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I like crafts that come out of poverty or necessity. There used to be hobby shops where you'd ge...
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I like to decide the night before Thanksgiving that I'm gonna do it, and I'll see what riff ...
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We're all used to seeing pretty people. I want to see real people.
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My favorite things often have a story behind them and are usually handmade or discovered at a flea m...
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I have always wanted a bunny and I'll always have a rabbit the rest of my life.
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My characters always like themselves.
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It's all about process to me - as long as it's fun to me, I don't care about the final product.
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It was more of their quirky show. It was more like a cult show. The ratings weren't really that high...
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I'm satisfied just thinking of the idea.
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I choose to do unattractive people, because then I can pretend they think they're attractive.
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I'm not a first-place person.
AMY SEDARIS
You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors w...
AMY SEDARIS
I always got along with all types of people - popular people as well as drug addicts.
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It's driving me crazy! It's awful. I saw four last night during the Academy Awards. Four little baby...
AMY SEDARIS
I choose to do unattractive people, because then I can pretend they think they're attractive.
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