Top 98 Quotes by Christopher Buckley

I think people assumed because of my last name that I was a real right-winger. And if you cared to look at my writing, you would be hard pressed to deduce that I'm an ideological right-winger.

Cindy McCain has emerged as a definite hottie. I think that sometimes happens to women in their early fifties.

The thought of Sarah Palin as president gives me acid reflux.

The tradition of putting candles on Christmas trees actually began in Germany. The person who came up with the idea is thought to have been Martin Luther, father of the Reformation.

I think my identity as a 'conservative' is entirely inherited. People see the name Buckley, and they think 'conservative.'

It's always tricky, meeting an author you've admired.

I want Tom Clancy, the Maryland novelist, to write the story of the rest of my life.

I had some adventures at the White House, but hardly enough to fill a full memoir.

I am not a political thinker. I'm not even much of a thinker. I'm a hack novelist.

I am post-Catholic.