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Quotes by Steven Wright

Steven Wright

I put tape on the mirrors in my house so I dont accidentally walk through into another dimension.

I couldnt repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

It doesn’t matter what temperature a room is, it’s always room temperature.

I have an inferiority complex, but it’s not a very good one.

A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, Im afraid of widths.

If a mute kid swears, should his mother wash his hands with soap?

If warm air rises, Heaven could be hotter than Hell.

I named my dog Stay, so I can say, Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!

If it’s zero degrees outside today and it’s supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

Last night somebody broke into my apartment and replaced everything with exact duplicates... When I pointed it out to my roommate, he said, Do I know you?

Why are there five syllables in the word “monosyllabic”?

Why is a carrot more orange than an orange?

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

I tried to hang myself with a bungee cord. I kept almost dying.

If at first you dont succeed then skydiving definitely isnt for you.

I spilled spot remover on my dog now hes gone.

When I turned two I was really anxious, because Id doubled my age in a year.I thought, if this keeps up, by the time Im six Ill be ninety.

If a word in the dictionary were mispelled, how would we know?

Hermits have no peer pressure.

When I get real bored, I like to drive downtown and get a great parking spot, then sit in my car and count how many people ask if Im leaving.