Wounded by bedding (Bryson)
March 28th, 2008 | Published in Quotes, Humor and Satire
According to the latest Statistical Abstract of the United States, every year more than 400,000 Americans suffer injuries involving beds, mattresses, or pillows. Think about that for a minute. That is almost 2,000 bed, mattress, or pillow injuries a day. In the time it takes you to read this article, four of my fellow citizens will somehow manage to be wounded by their bedding.
—Bill Bryson, I’m a Stranger Here Myself (Broadway Books: 1999), p. 17.