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I'm not a reporter but the 'New Yorker' treats everyone like a reporter.

~David Sedaris

Topics: Everyone Like New New Yorker Reporter Treats Yorker

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What other people call dark and despairing, I call funny.

~David Sedaris

Topics: Call Dark Despairing Funny Other People

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I tend to show everything I do to my family, to check they won't be offended.

~David Sedaris

Topics: Check Everything Family Offended Show Tend

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Also, I used to think that one day I might get someone to iron my shirts, but the truth is I really like doing them myself.

~David Sedaris

Topics: Also Day Doing Get Iron Like Might Myself One Day Really Shirts Someone Them Think Truth Truth Is Used

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I like nonfiction books about people with wretched lives.

~David Sedaris

Topics: About Books Like Lives Nonfiction People Wretched

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I guess my guilty pleasure would be listening to the British audio versions of the 'Harry Potter' books.

~David Sedaris

Topics: Audio Books British Guess Guilty Guilty Pleasure Harry Harry Potter Listening Pleasure Potter Versions Would

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I sometimes read books on my iPad.

~David Sedaris

Topics: Books Ipad Read Sometimes

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I like listening to books as well, as that way you can iron at the same time.

~David Sedaris

Topics: Books Iron Like Listening Same Same Time Time Way Well You

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But I don't distinguish between being laughed with, and laughed at. I'll take either.

~David Sedaris

Topics: Being Between Distinguish Either Laughed Take

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When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see people trying too hard.

~David Sedaris

Topics: Amateur Hard Humor Look Lot Older People See Sign Stuff Think Too Trying Writing Written You I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: December 26th, 1956

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