Top 67 Quotes by Russell Smith

About Russell Smith

These are some quotes by Canadian author Russell Smith Novelist, who was born on August 2, 1963.

Everyone likes to hear that their eccentricities and their addictions are simply evidence of their sensitive artistic nature.

Everyone likes to hear that their eccentricities and their addictions are simply evidence of their sensitive artistic nature.

Russell Smith

What I don't understand is why men have decided that they like wearing hats indoors. It makes no sense to me.

What I don't understand is why men have decided that they like wearing hats indoors. It makes no sense to me.

Russell Smith

If you tell your husband or boyfriend for his whole life that he needn't worry about his clothes, that he couldn't possibly understand them, that they are a woman's affair, then you can hardly complain that he doesn't have any style sense. You all make this bed.

Russell Smith

Songs are great. I love songs. I sing them in the shower sometimes. They can be poignant or cheery or angry, and they can have catchy and satisfying melodies. There's nothing wrong with songs.

Songs are great. I love songs. I sing them in the shower sometimes. They can be poignant or cheery or angry, and they can have catchy and satisfying melodies. There's nothing wrong with songs.

Russell Smith

Even in early adulthood, men can't be told what to wear; they can only be subtly moved by example, encouragement, and a generally sophisticated atmosphere.

Even in early adulthood, men can't be told what to wear; they can only be subtly moved by example, encouragement, and a generally sophisticated atmosphere.

Russell Smith

All coffee shops now have WiFi. Why bring a book when you could be wittily attacking some idiot columnist on Twitter, or responding to your date requests, or posting a picture of your foot? All of that is more gripping and immediate and social than books.

Russell Smith

The locale does not determine the dress code; the host does.

The locale does not determine the dress code; the host does.

Russell Smith

We are still vulnerable to gender-targeted marketing no matter how carefully we edit our children's bookshelves.

We are still vulnerable to gender-targeted marketing no matter how carefully we edit our children's bookshelves.

Russell Smith

I would rather be nuts than unattractive.

I would rather be nuts than unattractive.

Russell Smith

My son craves picture books about Transformers and Ninja Turtles and the Hulk; they show one fantastic creature smashing or zapping another into smithereens on page after page. They are dull and ugly and show no interesting stories or models of conflict resolution or character building.

Russell Smith

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