This comprehensive anthology includes more than 20,000 quotations, listed both by the person or source and under thematic headings. In addition to a vast selection of well-known and classic entries, the book contains hundreds of bon mots from all areas of contemporary society, including television, radio, music, advertising and the cinema. To ensure the right quotation can be found easily, the editor has arranged the entries under thousands of thematic and biographical headings. In addition, comprehensive and key-word indexes allow the user to find exactly the right phrase quickly and easily, while cross-references under the thematic heading suggest related topics that might be of interest.