“Posting a brag, humble or otherwise, and then waiting for people to re...” — Meghan Daum Quote

“Posting a brag, humble or otherwise, and then waiting for people to respond is the equivalent of having a conversation in which all you do is wait for your turn to speak.”

“I don't confess in my work because to me, that implies that you're dumping all your guilt and sins on the page and asking the reader to forgive you.”

“Checking email every 45 seconds is not only compulsive, it's presumptuous. It suggests a belief that anyone who sends us a message needs us to read it immediately, even if the message is from SkyMall telling us our Bigfoot Garden Yeti statue has shipped.”

“I'm not Prince or Rivers Cuomo, who brags about having hundreds of great songs.”

“I don't like to brag, but I must tell you that I am regarded in some circles as being in the upper echelons of the elite loony left.”

“I used to play ultimate Frisbee, and I just got a reputation for making popcorn at parties. I don't mean to brag on myself, but I make the popcorn in the pot, and it comes out fine every time.”