The Phone Book Quotes

“Telephone books are, like dictionaries, already out of date the moment they are printed....”
― Ammon Shea, The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads

“For the benefit of those half-dozen people who will see a name like Gwillim and put this book down in order to go look it up to see where it comes from — it is the Welsh version of William”
― Ammon Shea, The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads

“There can be funny moments during sad stories”
― Ammon Shea, The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads

“[U]se extreme caution, and please remember that 451 degrees Fahrenheit is more than just a book a title....”
― Ammon Shea, The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads

“...Zachary winched a few more letters onto his last name and declared himself king of the Z aficionados.”
― Ammon Shea, The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads