“Ramrod felt a great sadness building up, deep within. There were no words to express his feeling of loss. The sorrow rose… — Earl Lee Copy Share Image
“You off then, Da?” she asked. “Aye. Too old for all this killing.” And to prove that, her father turned and brought… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Turner rolls his eyes and stomps towards the door. I don't know if I've ever really seen him just walk. When he's… — C.M. Stunich Copy Share Image
“If it is with outer seriousness, it must be with inner humor. If it is with outer humor, it must be with… — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
“So limp of brain that for them to conceive an idea is to risk a haemorrhage. So limp of body that their… — Mervyn Peake Copy Share Image
“Even so-called 'short novels' are pretty long and can take several hours to read, so make sure you stay hydrated. I like… — Richard Ayoade Copy Share Image
In my life, I didn't get into comedy to be - I had no business model. All I wanted to do was,… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
“One character all messages had in common was vague generality. "Fly away with me," a tussie-mussie might suggest, but never "Meet me… — Geraldine Adamich Laufer Copy Share Image
“If we are here for any good purpose at all (other than collating texts, running rivers, and learning the stars), I suppose… — Gary Snyder Copy Share Image
“Instead of celebrating with a cake (too full of poisonous refined sugars) and presents (too materialistic), my mother would come into my… — Molly Harper Copy Share Image
Funny people come from all over. I think Michigan has dark humor on lock, though. Michigan, to me, is equal parts beautiful… — Paul Walter Hauser Copy Share Image
“Why did you come? Oh, I know what you are going to say. You felt that, cost what it might, you had… — Wodehouse Copy Share Image
[on Martin Freeman playing Bilbo Baggins] It was great. I got to hang out with him, and I kept a straight face… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I knew I just loved comedy, and I think it was my parents who initially brought up the notion of me trying… — Seth Rogen Copy Share Image
“What is Time, O sister of similar features, that you speak of it so subserviently? Are we to be the slaves of… — Mervyn Peake Copy Share Image
“Tugs was surprised to find that the cake was actually pretty dry and not as good as the cakes her own mother… — Anne Ylvisaker Copy Share Image
“Gilded palace of Flying Burritos Excellent Nouveau Mexican Cuisine We all got to wear Swank-Ass Nudie Suits I should have known it… — Bryan Lee O'Malley Copy Share Image
We always wanted to make a comedy that was a little bit more than that, which had tragic elements to it... that… — Alice Lowe Copy Share Image
“Oliver heard Louis’ voice before he saw him. “Beautiful women?” he was saying. Then the door opened and the woman reappeared, holding… — Zeinab Alayan Copy Share Image
Absurdity is what I like most in life, and there's humor in struggling in ignorance. If you saw a man repeatedly running… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
A dirty joke is not, of course, a serious attack on morality, but it is a sort of mental rebellion, a momentary… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Look!" Mr. Poe said, who was still too far to help but close enough to see. "Genghis has an eye tattoo, like… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“I am Orafoura, but you can call me Jarod Kintz. I’m fairly proud to proclaim that Dora J. Arod has me on… — Orafoura Copy Share Image
“Not another word, not another thought, not another sniffle. If you need to pass gas, I pray you'll clench your backside and… — S.C. Barrus Copy Share Image
I can't find the compulsory mutilation of the genitals of children a subject for humor... It's designed to repress sexual pleasure... The… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
My passion is more specific, in the sense that I've always liked doing comedy. I've always liked doing music. I like acting.… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
“Throughout this book I will use the terms African-American, black, and Negro interchangeably. There is rarely a logic to it, so please… — Baratunde R. Thurston Copy Share Image
If you're watching comedy movies, go back and check out the Marx Brothers in 'Duck Soup,' or Buster Keaton in 'The General,'… — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
“The over-weight and out of shape guy who owned the house had apparently decided that having a half-million dollar house meant that… — Diana Rowland Copy Share Image
I love gritty dramas, 'Queen Sugar,' 'True Detective' - stuff like that, but I also love quippy comedies - those multi-cam comedies… — Ser'Darius Blain Copy Share Image
“Taylor,” Nathan said, “Why didn’t you take the rest of us?” “I didn’t want to put you in danger,” she said. “Gee,… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
'Buncha Losers' comedy is one of those homegrown American art forms, up there with infomercials and Elvis-shaped soap carvings. No other civilization… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
The guys in my band are great-we watch movies, we eat pizza, take walks, read books. Everybody has a really great sense… — Lisa Loeb Copy Share Image
“Yes, I’ve seen that ad. She’s a real beauty.” “Her name is Kelli Ivarsson, and she is even more impressive in person,… — Mark Nolan Copy Share Image
The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
“He cleared his throat and held up one hand dramatically. “Green grass breaks through snow. Artemis pleads for my help. I am… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“I need you to go talk to a girl who may have some information about Emma." "Where is she?" "Someplace you're not… — Lissa Price Copy Share Image
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It's a lot of work to put a brand-new monologue and a brand-new show on the air and find comedy every single… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
There is a lot of catarsis that passes itself off as art or comedy and I'm kind of critical of that. I… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image