When you read comic material and people aren't laughing how do you know they're listening. — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“I think there is a difference between comic essays and war reporting, and people can tell that.” — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
Paul Rudnick is a champion of truth (and love and great wicked humor) whom we ignore at our peril. — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
But I don't distinguish between being laughed with, and laughed at. I'll take either. — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
Usually, if I think something is really funny, it doesn't get any reaction whatsoever. — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
But I'm a humorist. I'm not a reporter, I never pretended to be a reporter. — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I'm a humorist. I'm not a reporter, I never pretended to be a reporter. — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I just think that the people who say: 'That's not true' when someone tells a story at dinner are the people who… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
Humor is necessary - it allows the reader to come up for air before dunking them under again. I need humor and… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I've never made up events, but I've always been a big exaggerator. It's written on my humorist license that I'm allowed to… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“The Times came last night; tonight it was Newsday and the Voice. I want to tell them we were just joking. It’s… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I've always had a way with the little people, making it a point to humor them without looking down my nose at… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I'm not afraid to write about madness. I always figure that whatever most embarrasses you is something that everyone can relate to,… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm a witty person. To me, a witty person is a funny person who is also a smart person.… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I think if you write humor, then people don't - you know - they don't give you that much credit. They tend… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I rejected the word humorist for a long time because I thought that it meant you had, like, a cardigan sweater with… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
To say that a humorist exaggerates to get big laughs, I don't see how that's big news. — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“Plenty of animals had pets, but few were more devoted than the mouse, who owned a baby corn snake—“A rescue snake, she’d be quick… — David Sedaris Copy Share
“never fall asleep in a Dumpster, never underestimate a bee, never drive a convertible behind a flatbed truck, never get old, never get drunk… — David Sedaris Copy Share
“It was a father, one hand resting teapot-style on his hip, and the other - what would be the spout - formed into a… — David Sedaris Copy Share
“A Japanese woman we’d met in Paris came to the apartment yesterday and spent several hours explaining our appliances. The microwave, the water kettle,… — David Sedaris Copy Share
One thing I like about the United States, and I kind of miss about the United States, is there's an election coming up here… — David Sedaris Copy Share
When you read comic material and people aren't laughing how do you know they're listening. — David Sedaris Copy Share
“You have how many children in your family?" the teacher would ask. "I'm guessing you must be Catholic, am I right?” — David Sedaris Copy Share
“Like most seasoned phonies, I roundly suspect that everyone is as disingenuous as I am.” — David Sedaris Copy Share
As a child I assumed that when I reached adulthood, I would have grown-up thoughts. — David Sedaris Copy Share
“You just take and take don´t you? Out there with your thumb in the air—not a care in the world, just grabbing whatever you… — David Sedaris Copy Share
In other parts of the country people tried to stay together for the sake of the children. In New York they tried to work… — David Sedaris Copy Share
My boyfriend got me a computer three years ago. I'll admit it does make things a lot easier. When I was working on a… — David Sedaris Copy Share
I spent months searching for some secret code before I realized that common sense has nothing to do with it. Hysteria, psychosis, torture, depression:… — David Sedaris Copy Share
I hated leaving a hole in the smoking world, and so I recruited someone to take my place. People have given me a lot… — David Sedaris Copy Share
