I don't like to read anything on the radio for the very first time, because I don't have any notion of a reaction. When I read it out loud, then I get an idea of that, and more of an idea of how to read.
David SedarisThey're hungry for something they know nothing about, but we, we know all too well that the price of fame is the loss of privacy.
David SedarisThere seemed to be some correlation between devotion to God and a misguided zeal for marshmallows.
David SedarisThe humor section is the last place an author wants to be. They put your stuff next to collections of Cathy cartoons.
David SedarisThey were nothing like the French people I had imagined. If anything, they were too kind, too generous and too knowledgable in the fields of plumbing and electricity.
David SedarisI would start by writing to an adult, maybe a high school teacher, or maybe an aunt or uncle, and writing and telling them why you want to go to a particular university. That's probably what you would actually sound like. Then write your letter to the university, and put those 2 versions in front of you, and look at the difference between those 2 things.
David Sedaris