Title Without Feathers

Author Woody Allen

Year Published 1972

Kind of Book Humor/Essays

How strongly I recommend it 7/10 

My Impressions Like every Woody Allen books of essays, there were a few duds and a few lines and essays which really made me laugh and think

Date Read circa 2021

Favorite Quotes

"What is it about death that bothers me so much? Probably the hours." pg.10

"Dubbs asked his brother what it was like in 'the other world,' and his brother said it was not unlike Cleveland." pg.12

"It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens." pg.106

"Actually, the prettiest ones are almost always the most boring, and that is why some people feel there is no God."

Big Ideas

• The thing that is most upsetting about death is that it is forever

• Some people will follow any order no matter how asinine as long as it comes from a resonant, well-modulated voice.

• Some men require intellectual stimulation the same way they require kinky sex and would be willing to pay for it (like they would pay for a prostitute) if their wife isn't able to satisfy that need for them

• There is no God

Because

• The prettiest women are usually the most boring