“Perfect for the American attention span...Will thrill minimalists and inspire maximalists.” — Vanity Fair
“Irresistibly clever.” — Chicago Tribune
“The brilliance is in the brevity.” — New York Post
“You could spend a lifetime brainstorming.” — The New Yorker
“In six words: Gimmicks should always be this fun.” — Style.com
“Compulsive reading...as insightful as any 300+ page biography.” — Publishers Weekly
“A perfect distraction and inspiration, and a collection that begs to be shared.” — Denver Post
“The pithiest of life stories.” — O magazine
“A fabulously appealing exercise both for writers and for readers.” — Daily Telegraph (London)
“Six-word review: Buy it, keep it in bathroom.” — Philadelphia Magazine
“These tiny windows into people’s lives are at once addictive and illuminating, challenging and accessible.” — Blackbook
“Smith seems to have struck a chord in the current zeitgeist, unleashing a torrent of self-expression not unlike the one launched by Frank Warren when he began inviting people to write their secrets on the back of postcards.” — Toronto Star