If I held you any closer I'd be in back of you.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This is a playful joke about physical closeness and spatial logic.
- In plain terms
- I am already right next to you.
- What can you take from it?
- Sometimes being close means being part of something.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does close mean?
- Is humor better than words?
Another view
It is just a pun with no real meaning.
More from Groucho Marx
When I invite a woman to dinner I expect her to look at my face. That's the price she has to pay!
Permalink to quote #1 A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke.
Permalink to quote #3 Mr. Grover [Doing an informal job interview]: What experience have you had at a department store? Wolf J. Flywheel (Groucho): I was a shoplifter for three year…
Permalink to quote #4
Related quotes
If you make sweet love with a school teacher / You'll have an amazing night / She'll do it and do it and do it again / Until you get it right.
Nipsey RussellNipsey Russell quote #1 'I am disappointed that my parents didn't give birth to a porn star.'
Rufus WainwrightRufus Wainwright quote #1 My wife is a light eater. As soon as it's light, she starts eating.
Henny YoungmanHenny Youngman quote #2