In order to have quality journalism you need to have a good income stream, and no Internet model has produced a way of generating income that would pay for good-quality investigative journalism. Bill Bryson generategoodincome Change image and share on social
Des Moines is like your typical American city; it's just these concentric circles of malls, built outward from the city. Bill Bryson americanbuildcircle Change image and share on social
I always tell people there's only one trick to writing: You have to write something that people are willing to pay money to read. It doesn't have to be very good, necessarily, but somebody, somewhere, has got to be willing to pay money for it. Bill Bryson goodmoneynecessarily share on social
I just use my life story as a kind of device on which to hang comic observations. It's not my interest or instinct to tell the world anything pertinent about myself or my family. Bill Bryson comicdevicefamily Change image and share on social
In a funny way, nothing makes you feel more like a native of your own country than to live where nearly everyone is not. Bill Bryson countryfeelfunny Change image and share on social
There are things you just can't do in life. You can't beat the phone company, you can't make a waiter see you until he's ready to see you, and you can't go home again. Bill Bryson beatcompanyhome Change image and share on social
Britain still has the most reliably beautiful countryside of anywhere in the world. I would hate to be part of the generation that allowed that to be lost. Bill Bryson allowbeautifulbritain Change image and share on social
I don't know whether I'm misanthropic. It seems to me I'm constantly disappointed. I'm very easily disappointed. Disappointed in the things that people do; disappointed in the things that people construct. I want things to be better all the time. Bill Bryson constantlyconstructdisappoint share on social
I don't want to go and start trying to make jokes in places like India, Tanzania or Iraq. Afghanistan is not a funny place. Bill Bryson afghanistanfunnyindia Change image and share on social
