39 Quotes by Daniel Mallory Ortberg

There's no specific mission statement for the 'Toast.'

I have fun going on Twitter and the Internet. I feel safe and comfortable, and I wish everyone could feel that way.

Usually my writing is very over the top and bombastic and very, like, 'I'm amazing! Look at me!'

Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.

I love reading religious authors. Especially in the sort of circle I move in, people tend to be more secular, and I love reading books by just really smart people of religious faith. It's always a really cool perspective.

I spent the first 22 years of my life absorbing everything, like a big disgusting cell, and now I'm disgorging it with jokes added out into the world. That's a really gross metaphor.

I grew up in a home where reading was a big deal.

I have a lot of faith in the power of joking to make something thoughtful.

In the hands of a passive-aggressive person who wants to abdicate responsibility for things, texting is a great tool. You can really go nuts.