Author: Steven Wright Page 13

If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

The only reason I exist is so my shadow would have something to do.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I've been doing some extremely abstract paintings… no paint, no canvas; I just think about it.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Corduroy pillows: They’re making headlines!

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Is ‘tired old cliche’ one?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I play the harmonica, but only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

If corn oil comes from corn, where does baby oil come from?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I was arrested for selling illegal-sized paper.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I have an existential map; it has ‘you are here’ written all over it.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I'm addicted to placebos; I'd give them up, but it wouldn't make any difference.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I heard that in relativity theory, space and time are the same thing; Einstein discovered this when he kept showing up three miles late for his meetings.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I think they should put the wrapper of a straw on the inside because that is the part you don't want to get dirty.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Every so often, I like to stick my head out the window, look up, and smile for a satellite picture.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Right now I’m having amnesia and deja vu at the same time — I think I’ve forgotten this before.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

There’s a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

The speed of time is one second per second.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I love defenseless animals… especially in good gravy.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I watched the Indy 500, and I was thinking that if they left earlier they wouldn’t have to go so fast.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

What do batteries run on?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer