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21 Funny Quotes From Books Proving That Writers Have The Best Wit
Books might be the most challenging medium to employ and convey humor in. Funny lines and comic situations have a much greater impact when you can see or hear them being unveiled. Hence, we may have missed and not caught quite a few funny lines from books the authors intended to be humorous because we read them in the wrong tone in our head or weren't "mentally" prepared for the "joke part." A language gap might also be to blame.
However, it shouldn't be surprising that wordsmiths, as many of the greatest writers are, would also possess the best wit. And sharp-sighted and quick-witted readers are quick to catch any funny quotes from books they've read. Funny quotes from literature might not be everyone's preference for comedy since funny book lines are often contextual. However, not all of them. One doesn't have to be book-smart or know the author's background to find funny book quotes to be quality comedic content. After all, authors and writers are people just like us, and comic situations and occurrences were just as prevalent when the book was written, be it 10 or over 100 years ago. The wording may be different from what we use today. Still, situations remain the same; hence, comedic quality doesn't get diminished. Therefore, with funny literature quotes, no matter how current the source is, there's still a lot to relate to!
We've combed the internet, including the r/books subreddit beloved by bookworms, to find some of the best funny book quotes and, for convenience, compiled them in a list below. If you found any of these quotes from novels and literary works amusing, make sure to give them an upvote. Also, don't forget to share this article with a friend or a family member who would also enjoy reading through some intellectual witticisms!
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#1
"In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people angry and is widely considered a bad move."
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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#2
"The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast."
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime by Oscar Wilde
#3
"Let's have no fighting, please. This is, after all, a council of war."
Jingo by Terry Pratchett
#4
"I was a drunk, you have to be richer than I was to be an alcoholic."
The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
#5
"The dress looked like it had been sown in a rage and put on in a tempest."
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
#7
"Elizabeth is smart, ruthless, and emotionally damaged... if Elizabeth's brain was a person, it would have scars, tattoos, and be missing one eye."
Company by Max Barry
#10
"I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world."
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
#11
"There is nothing like puking with somebody to make you into old friends."
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
#12
"I know that journalism largely consists in saying 'Lord Jones Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive." The Wisdom of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
#13
"A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mosquito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop to irritate your conscience."
Strictly Business by O. Henry
#14
"I joined the military to go to foreign places and meet erotic people."
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
#15
"Every summer Lin Kong returned to Goose Village to divorce his wife, Shuyu."
Waiting by Ha Jin
#16
"The youth of America is their oldest tradition. It has been going on now for three hundred years."
A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde
#17
"In all the thousands of times I have asked other people for advice, I never yet got the advice I wanted."
Armadale by Wilkie Collins
#18
"What the eye does not see, the stomach does not get upset over."
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
#19
"They love their hair because they’re not smart enough to love something more interesting."
Looking for Alaska by John Green
#20
"Oh for Christ's sake. Ay carrumba, chimichanga. I have no idea what you’re saying, but shut your pretty pie hole."
Savage Secrets by Cristin Harber
#21
"It wasn’t until I had become engaged to Miss Piano that I began avoiding her."
Into Your Tent I'll Creep by Peter De Vries
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