Lewis Grizzard Quotes

“Whether you read everything Lewis ever wrote or have never heard of the guy, we hope you will enjoy the amazing stories shared by those who knew Lewis well. For decades Lewis brought a smile to folks across the country while they enjoyed their morning coffee. This is our best effort to honor him with a few more smiles. Sit back and enjoy Lewis “stuff” as told by friends who loved him. We promise you will learn at least 10 facts about him you never knew. Maybe 30 or even 50 facts. Or your money back. But to get your money back you will have to prove you knew facts before reading the book. That could be tricky. Best to ignore any money back guarantee until we figure out how that might work.”
― Peter Stoddard, Lewis Grizzard: The Dawg That Did Not Hunt

“Barbara had to depart for an appointment. I wanted badly to kiss her on the lips but exercised restraint and settled for a hug. I may have embellished that. It might have only been a firm and gracious handshake.”
― Peter Stoddard, Lewis Grizzard: The Dawg That Did Not Hunt

“Jimmy stated that as a youth he was a triple threat. He couldn’t hit, run fast or field a grounder. I am beginning to like Jimmy even more than the day I met him. This is a far cry from Lewis’s youthful self-aggrandizement. Yet I like Lewis for his youthful self-aggrandizement. Writing is kinda funny that way. Candidly, I like Jimmy’s and Lewis’s stuff better than Erskine Caldwell’s depressing stuff, but I digress. Plus, it is shabby form to dis a writer who is no longer around to defend himself. But if Erskine was around, my guess is his self defense would be depressing.”
― Peter Stoddard, Lewis Grizzard: The Dawg That Did Not Hunt

“One of many things I loved about Lewis was his tendency to meander when writing. A column or chapter would be on one topic, but he would squeeze in two or three side stories on the way to the main story. This was before the internet or reading anything on the phone, so one had the pleasure of meandering along with Lewis. This was not a race to information. This was a relaxed ride full of enjoyable detours. It is my nature too to meander when writing. I need to figure out new ways to say, ”But I digress.”.”
― Peter Stoddard, Lewis Grizzard: The Dawg That Did Not Hunt