"I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw that my bath toys were a toaster and a radio"
- Joan Rivers
About this Quote
In this quote, Joan Rivers is using humor to convey a much deeper message about feeling unwanted. By stating that her bath toys were a toaster and a radio, she is implying that her moms and dads did not see her as a kid to be supported and looked after, but rather as a challenge be used for their own convenience. This exposes a sense of overlook and lack of love that she might have experienced as a child. Rivers' usage of sarcasm and wit highlights the pain and unhappiness behind her words, making this quote both humorous and poignant.
This quote is written / told by Joan Rivers somewhere between June 8, 1933 and today. She was a famous Comedian from USA.
The author also have 30 other quotes.
"I wrote a lot of stuff quickly: pages and pages of notes that seemed pretty incoherent at first. Most of it was taken from the radio because -suddenly being a parent- I'd be confronted by the radio giving a news report every hour of the day"
"I think some people record songs and make records a certain way to cater to radio. If you're born to make commercial music that's cool. But if you're born to not make commercial records, maybe you're meant to cater to another market"
"If the education of our kids comes from radio, television, newspapers - if that's where they get most of their knowledge from, and not from the schools, then the powers that be are definitely in charge, because they own all those outlets"
"I think I owe thanks to the people who have listened to me over the years, who tuned in on the radio. They have given me a warmth and loyalty that I've never been able to repay. The way they have reached out to me has certainly been the highlight of my life"
