Steven D. Price is the author or editor of more than twenty-three books, including 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said, The 1001 Smartest Things Ever Said, 1001 Insults, Put-Downs, & Comebacks, and The Quotable Horse Lover (all Lyons), as well as The Ultimate Fishing Guide and Old As the Hills: The Story of Bluegrass Music. A resident of New York City, he is a keen observer of human achievement and folly.