Messing About in Quotes

This new collection brings together a handpicked selection of the funniest quotations presented by writer, broadcaster and wit, Gyles Brandreth. It offers witty, wise and sometimes wicked words on subjects ranging from Art to Bores and from Tennis to Wine.

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Become a dazzling wit or enjoy a good laugh with this entertaining collection of humorous quotations, carefully handpicked and edited by writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth. From Art to Bores, Tennis to Wine, this little dictionary contains over 2,700 of the best quotations, from witty one-liners and funny phrases to pithy comments and unintended humour.

If you live to be one hundred you've got it made. Very few people die past that age. - George Burns

I thought coq au vin was love in a lorry. - Victoria Wood

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie-detector. - Graham Greene

The trouble with a book is that you never know what's in it until it's too late. - Jeanette Winterson