Wilde is an invaluable acquaintance. Often, in situations where I am required to appear witty, I simply steal large chunks from his works and attempt to pass them off as my own with minor modifications. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
I know from personal experience that it is extremely difficult to read while you work out, especially on a Stairmaster. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
Pleasure reading has long been an American ideal – generations of schoolchildren have headed home for the summer toting recreational reading lists. But try to pitch it to a group of non-readers, and they quickly become suspicious. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
Books are wonderful. They are like people, except they mind less when you put them down and wander off to eat something. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
No generation has escaped it – one morning, your skill with the eight-track or the record player or the cotton gin suddenly ceases to impress. It’s just one of those inevitable disappointments that come with growing up, like the realization that Santa doesn’t exist or the way that music always takes a turn for the worse after you turn 30. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
Life has its trade-offs. As you age, you lose things like teeth and the ability to play in the ball pit at fast-food restaurants, and you gain things like experience and employer-based health insurance. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
All that time that we spend tweeting our thoughts and emotions to our next of kin, we could be writing the great American novel, starting a business, or just living. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
YouTube is covered in comments that would be better expressed – and better spelled – via a simple thumbs-up or down. Alexandra Petri Read Quote
