Bill Bryson Quotes

Bill Bryson is a celebrated writer known for his humorous and insightful travelogues, as well as his engaging non-fiction works. His books, which explore a wide range of topics, have captivated readers with their wit, curiosity, and ability to make complex subjects accessible and entertaining.

There'd never been a more advantageous time to be a criminal in America than during the 13 years of Prohibition. At a stroke, the American government closed down the fifth largest industry in the United States - alcohol production - and just handed it to criminals - a pretty remarkable thing to do.

The first book I did - the first successful book - was a kind of a travel book, and publishers in Britain encouraged me to do more.

To me, the greatest invention of my lifetime is the laptop computer and the fact that I can be working on a book and be in an airport lounge, in a hotel room, and continue working; I fire up my laptop, and I'm in exactly the same place I was when I left home - that, to me, is a miracle.

There are things you just can't do in life. You can't beat the phone company, you can't make a waiter see you until he's ready to see you, and you can't go home again.

There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age.

I once joked in a book that there are three things you can't do in life. You can't beat the phone company, you can't make a waiter see you until he is ready to see you, and you can't go home again. Since the spring of 1995, I have been quietly, even gamely, reassessing point number three.

Roads get wider and busier and less friendly to pedestrians. And all of the development based around cars, like big sprawling shopping malls. Everything seems to be designed for the benefit of the automobile and not the benefit of the human being.

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