“A dog will make eye contact. A cat will, too, but a cat’s eyes don’t even look entirely warm-blooded to me, whereas a dog’s eyes look human except less guarded. A dog will look at you as if to say, “What do you want me to do for you? I’ll do anything for you.” Whether a dog can in fact, do anything for you if you don’t have sheep (I never have) is another matter. The dog is willing.”
“People may think of Southern humor in terms of missing teeth and outhouse accidents, but the best of it is a rich vein running through the best of Southern literature.”
Roy Blount Jr.
“Think about scary movies: There's a fine line between horror and humor.”
Roy Blount Jr.
“Many a person has been saved from summer alcoholism, not to mention hypertoxicity, by Dostoyevsky.”
Roy Blount Jr.
“A good heavy book holds you down. It’s an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.”
Roy Blount Jr.
“In the beginning, Atlanta was without form, and void; and it still is.”
Roy Blount Jr.