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Paula Poundstone

9 quotes

We may not know everything about Paula Poundstone, but we know they had a way with words. With equal ease, Paula Poundstone moved between Thankful and Humor, finding connections others missed. Our collection holds 10 quotes from Paula Poundstone, each offering a different angle on Thankful, Humor, Funny, Mom, and Death. A favorite of many readers: "The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling."

“I have a very silly sense of humor. I've never laughed harder in my entire life than seeing someone with toilet paper stuck on the bottom of their shoe.”

— Paula Poundstone

Humor

All Quotes by Paula Poundstone

“I'm thankful that my memory is good because my vision is going.”

— Paula Poundstone

Thankful

“I'm thankful for Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, which taught us that Alaska is not in a box off the coast of California.”

— Paula Poundstone

Thankful

“I have a very silly sense of humor. I've never laughed harder in my entire life than seeing someone with toilet paper stuck on the bottom of their shoe.”

— Paula Poundstone

Humor

“The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.”

— Paula Poundstone

Death

“I used to watch 'The Waltons' and sob because my family was nothing like that. We had a cruel sense of humor in my family.”

— Paula Poundstone

Humor

“I don't need a holiday or a feast to feel grateful for my children, the sun, the moon, the roof over my head, music, and laughter, but I like to take this time to take the path of thanks less traveled.”

— Paula Poundstone

Thankful

“I don't have a bank account because I don't know my mother's maiden name.”

— Paula Poundstone

Funny

“I'm thankful for the three ounce Ziploc bag, so that I have somewhere to put my savings.”

— Paula Poundstone

Funny

“My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. I said, 'Mom, they weren't trying to teach you how to swim.'”

— Paula Poundstone

Mom