Woman: He read a book on fisting, and now he wants to share it with his class.
–L train
Dude: They should have made Beowulf into a book — they would have made a lot more money.
–34th & 8th
Overheard by: LetheaBu
Girl: It used to be the only reason I liked Anna Quindlen was ’cause she was blind. Now it’s like, ‘Dude, she can read?!’
–Barnard College
NYU bimbette to studious friend: Your problem is that you read for all your classes. Sobriety and scholarly. Those are your problems.
–Starbucks, W 4th St
Overheard by: wine girl
Nine-year-old girl: I forgot my book, and I was supposed to do a report on it! Now what am I going to do?! I’m so senile.
–JFK
Overheard by: mr itchie
Book-hawking hobo: … And this is my new book, ‘If You Don’t Beat Your Children, They’ll End Up Like Me’!
–6 train
Overheard by: Zarek
