My first rule of consumerism is never to buy anything you can't make your children carry. Bill Bryson buycarrychild Change image and share on social
In the countryside, litter doesn't have a friend. It doesn't have anybody who's saying, 'Wait a minute, this is really starting to get out of control.' Bill Bryson controlcountrysidefriend Change image and share on social
America is a great disappointment to me. As I said in one of my books, other societies create civilisations; we build shopping malls. Bill Bryson americabookbuild Change image and share on social
To me, the greatest invention of my lifetime is the laptop computer and the fact that I can be working on a book and be in an airport lounge, in a hotel room, and continue working; I fire up my laptop, and I'm in exactly the same place I was when I left home - that, to me, is a miracle. Bill Bryson airportbookcomputer share on social
The whole of the global economy is based on supplying the cravings of two per cent of the world's population. Bill Bryson basecentcraving Change image and share on social
I have made a career of bumbling around places, stumbling on landmarks and generally being quite haphazard and shambolic about the way I go about things. Bill Bryson bumblecareergenerally Change image and share on social
There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age. Bill Bryson agefarmerkill 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
A world without newspapers or a world where the newspapers are purely electronic and you read them on a screen is not a very appealing world. Bill Bryson appealelectronicnewspaper Change image and share on social
Coming back to your native land after an absence of many years is a surprisingly unsettling business, a little like waking from a long coma. Time, you discover, has wrought changes that leave you feeling mildly foolish and out of touch. Bill Bryson absencebackbusiness share on social
