A dictionary of quotations set out by category - over 700 in all, which include universal themes such as love, death and money, themes of current interest such as health, pollution and pop and different types of quotations such as limericks, epitaphs, last words and repartee. Each quotation includes its date and a brief biography of the author and a cross-reference if applicable. The book includes a key word index, full biographical listing of each person quoted and extensive cross-references between categories.

Drawn from the Bloomsbury quotations database, this expanded edition covers more than 700 themes on a wide range of topics. Some of these are familiar, such as love, death, success, failure and sex. The book also includes many unusual subjects, such as pop music, healthy living, the environment, last words and repartee.

c ZZ-UNEDITED: This new paperback edition of the Collins Quotation FInder includes around 14,000 quotations arranged thematically, from Acting, Fame and Belief to Religion, Sport and Last Words. The collection is drawn from an enormous range of sources, from Homer to Homer Simpson, from Christopher Marlowe to Norman Mailer, from Herodotus to Ian Hislop, and from Hello! magazine to New Scientist