“Part of the transaction between writer and reader is the pleasure of b...” — John Hodgman Quote

“Part of the transaction between writer and reader is the pleasure of building a community and encouraging people to play along.”

“As a freelance writer, I'd be asked to become an expert for various magazines on any subject, whether food or wine or history or the life span of veterinarians. I was completely unschooled in any of these things.”

“Publishers, editors, agents all have one thing in common, aside from their love of cocktail parties. It's an incredible taste and an ability to find and nurture authors.”

“I was content playing Arena football. If a better opportunity hadn't come along, they would've had to throw me out of the league to get rid of me.”

“Every so often, you have a producer or a songwriter or both or a team that comes along and really reshapes and redefines sonically what music is and the interpretation of it to the masses.”

“I had a gig in Sweden. There were thousands of people there, and when I launched into 'I'm Yours,' they were all singing along. It was as if I was singing the Swedish national anthem. I was stunned.”