Stephen Colbert Isn’t Into Libraries (And So Can You!)

“Libraries are for cowards.� —Stephen Colbert on why fans should buy, not borrow, his forthcoming book, I Am America (And So Can You!) [EW]

“Too much pluribus and not enough unum.� —Filmmaker Ken Burns, on the trouble with America [USAT]

“It is interesting enough to spend, say, 700 words talking about it in a 70,000 word book. But it is not interesting enough to sustain, say, an entire school board meeting.�—Young-adult author John Green on the subject of teen sex [Pop Matters]

“If you’ve ever dated me, then you would have ended up wearing eyeliner at some point. All my boyfriends have.� —Actress Evan Rachel Wood, on why her relationship with Marilyn Manson makes sense [People]

“You’re 80; you’re not supposed to like my album.� —Kelly Clarkson’s response to Clive Davis’s criticism of her latest work [NYP]
—Hannah Tucker