“Finnik?” I say. “Maybe some pants?” He looks down at his legs as if noticing them for the first time. Then he whips… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
The aim of life is some way of living, as flexible and gentle as human nature; so that ambition may stoop to… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
“Yes, the saint was underrated quite a bit, then, mostly by people who didn’t like things that were ineffable… …a lot of… — Donald Barthelme Copy Share Image
“Aaron’s eyes widened. “That’s Lexi?” he asked. Kyran turned to him with a frown. “Yeah. Why?” “Nothing,” Aaron said. “It’s just...when I… — S.F. Mazhar Copy Share Image
You start out with Mad magazine, and you go right through the sort of black humor of Lenny Bruce, Lord Buckley, Mort… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“The things you can't do will always outnumber the things you can do, and it doesn't matter. The secret of life is… — Anthony Chapman Copy Share Image
Yes, I was hired by Universal because they needed a comedy director. They had seen Scandal and liked it. I saw an… — Douglas Sirk Copy Share Image
“What strengthen the bonds between the children and their parents is spreading the fun and humor during family gatherings and times, and… — Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi Copy Share Image
An atmosphere of trust, love, and humor can nourish extraordinary human capacity. One key is authenticity: parents acting as people, not as… — Marilyn Ferguson Copy Share Image
By way of personal instinct, I have an inherent distaste for grandiose rhetorical statements, which don't have any substantive dimension to them — Kevin Rudd Copy Share Image
I distrust all dead and mechanical formulas for expressing anything connected with human affairs and human personalities. Putting human affairs in exact… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“Ouch," he said. "Move your foot." "No." "Go away." "Glad to see you, too." "What are you doing here?" I asked. "You… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
Comedy and tragedy are so mixed up in life, Gilbert. The only thing that haunts me is that tale of the two… — Lucy Maud Montgomery Copy Share Image
“Zane looked down at him and yanked away the pillow and then all the covers. "Ty, I mean it. Do not go… — Abigail Roux Copy Share Image
In high drama or high tragedy or anything, it's not really human unless there's some humor at the same time. And vice… — Rebecca Hall Copy Share Image
“If I had been born in the 1700′s, presumably children had a bigger vocabulary than I had which means I wouldn’t have… — John Branyan Copy Share Image
“Anyone who takes on my sister," he had postured once, all puffed-out bravado, "will have to deal with ...my sister." And then… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
I always enjoy the scenes with Dennis Waterman, particularly when we're playing comedy, we're always finding stuff together and he's very immediate. — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
This product that was on TV was available for four easy payments of $19.95. I would like a product that was available… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
“They all come in by themselves" Big Eve told her customers " & nobody is working here as a prostitute against her… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“Claire, did I invite you to my barbeque?" Massie asked, her neck tilting to the right and her arms tightly crossed. "Huh?… — Lisi Harrison Copy Share Image
I guess you get pigeon-holed in Hollywood, but I'm ok with that because I've been able to do a lot. I started… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
The thing that I get so often with network comedies - and, I think, some of the most brilliant people in the… — Kenya Barris Copy Share Image
“Before Gabe could react, he watched helplessly as Rachel slipped backwards and out of sight into the mountainside, a crumbling wall now… — Wendy Owens Copy Share Image
“Are you going to keep her?" "Yes." "Does she know it?" "Not yet." Ramsey overheard the conversation and laughed heartily. "I assume… — Julie Garwood Copy Share Image
So I kept it to myself. Then some of my classmates started to come down to the comedy club, taking a girl… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
I've always been a comedy nerd, and 'Partners in Crime' was probably more influential for me than anything else because it was… — Baron Vaughn Copy Share Image
Deadpool was always one of my favorite characters because of the way he handles all kinds of situations. His style and humor… — Stefan Kapicic Copy Share Image
Sort of' is such a harmless thing to say... sort of. It's just a filler. Sort of... it doesn't really mean anything.… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
I spent my childhood scrambling round badgers and foxes and playing fantastic country kid games like knocking on people's doors and running… — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
I'm difficult to cast. In comedy, if there's a female character, usually written by a bloke, she's either the ditsy good-looking one,… — Daisy May Cooper Copy Share Image
“What y'all ladies got to share? Hmmm, what you bitches got?" Aunt Georgia sighed and squinted at the boy. She said, "The… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was school swot, but I used to hang around the billiard halls, learning that Geordie sense of humour,… — Sid Waddell Copy Share Image
I'd like to help other comedians and when I get a little older I'd like to open up a nice comedy club… — Bruce Bruce Copy Share Image
“It would change everything, gentlemen. It would shift the entire balance of power in Europe-maybe the world. Alexander conquered half of it.… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
“Boys,” Lindsay agreed, nodding. “What doesn't get lost in translation?” “Things with the letter X in front of them,” Rachel posited. “Like… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
“Last month she’d read that a man’s connective tissue aligned horizontally with the skin, whereas a female’s went perpendicular—which was why women… — Cherise Sinclair Copy Share Image
“If I could make it better I would,” he says. In some ways it’s a stupid, obvious thing to say, but the… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
“Ack! I'm blind. Old man dick alert. Cover it up. She protested with her mouth, yet her eyes remained locked on his… — Eve Langlais Copy Share Image