Complete with a keyword index and expanded information on authors and particular quotations, this definitive guide to quotations in English means that you will always know who said what, where, and when.

A catchphrase is a set of words that have come to be associated with a particular individual or group, or maybe an event. Drawn from TV, radio, books, films, songs and musicals, this book offers a history of our best-loved catchphrases, paying homage to our ability to forge a common bond through language.

These quotations are ordered by thematic category - love, business, religion, celebrity etc. - complemented by an author index. The collection includes classics from Oscar Wilde to Winston Churchill, Dorothy Parker to Groucho Marx, but also mines gems from lesser lights and includes many contemporary quotes.