“Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if they truly believed that sooner or later they are also going to… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
It is the privilege of tale-tellers to open their story in an inn, the free rendezvous of all travellers, and where the… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
“There is a difference between right and wrong, always was and always will be, but each man's wrong and each man's right… — Peter Matthiessen Copy Share Image
“You quoted Oscar Wilde.” I smiled. Hayden laughed. “Yeah, that was, like, the height of geekdom.” “No. It was kind of cool.” — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
“When he came to, the eels were still being removed from him and Anvar was congratulating one of the rivermen. The man… — Ian Livingstone Copy Share Image
Some of the best comedy comes from squeezing humour from tragedy and struggle, but the main pursuit of comedy should be laughter. — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
“Sure, at some level scientists know nanobots will destroy mankind. They just can't resist seeing how it happens.” — Cracked.com Copy Share Image
“The very sight of a daffodil still makes me shiver, because spring in the north of England is always so bitter.” — Bea Davenport Copy Share Image
[Dean Martin ] had this really wonderful rich, authentic, distinct vocal style. His humour in movies [and] the self-deprecation and the coolness… — Michael Buble Copy Share Image
“Just because you disagreed with the Poll Tax and detested Margaret Thatcher—" "Detest is a little inappropriate," Parlabane said. "Maybe closer to… — Christopher Brookmyre Copy Share Image
“ marathon: (noun) A popular form of overpriced torture wherein participants wake up at ass-o-clock in the morning and stand in the… — Matthew Inman Copy Share Image
“Homework, I Love You Homework, I love you. I think that you’re great. It’s wonderful fun when you keep me up late.… — Kenn Nesbitt Copy Share Image
“[On writing Jeeves and Wooster stories]: You tell yourself that you can take Jeeves stories or leave them alone, that one more… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
“He's all right. His hair is cute." Jonas froze, his lobster fork halfway to his mouth. " Oh my God, you're in… — MaryJanice Davidson Copy Share Image
“You were small, but far-famed. We were in Oldtown at your birth, and all the city talked of was the monster that… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“Let's try and pay more attention to what's around us. Look up. Look down - if only so you don't trip. Ask… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
“How do I look?" he asked. Barret grinned. "Old." Moog glanced over appraisingly. "Tired." Gabriel snorted a laugh. "Fuck you guys.” — Nicholas Eames Copy Share Image
She had...the glimmerings of a sense of humour - which is simply another name for a sense of the fitness of things. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“One of the biggest religions on Roundworld was founded by a carpenter's son!' Ponder snarled. 'For years, the most powerful person on… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
All of us have schnozzles... if not in our faces, then in our character, minds or habits. When we admit our schnozzles,… — Jimmy Durante Copy Share Image
“And there shall come a kingdom in which the lion shall lie down with the lamb. Unfortunately for the lamb it shall… — Greg Curtis Copy Share Image
That's part of our policy, is not to be taken seriously because I think our opposition, whoever they may be in all… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
“Not a few millions of parents strongly hope that their own children will step in by instantly becoming their own parents’ foster… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I think the most attractive thing is a sense of humour. If someone can make you laugh, you've gotten a lot out… — Kiefer Sutherland Copy Share Image
Place the contents of the Chess box in a hat, shake them up vigorously, pour them on the board from a height… — Henry Bird Copy Share Image
“People who smile while they are alone used to be called insane, until we invented smartphones and social media.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Millions of sane people would each be sexually attracted to their own parent or child if they were not related to them.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I have to have people around who are of a certain strain of humour. I can't deal with people who have no… — Jeff Beck Copy Share Image
“The room looks as if a giant dog after a large lunch of food, socks, paints, trousers and pencils, walked into that… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“The choices that women make sometimes seems provoking and at the same time amusing. I once met a lady who said she… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“law that stated you didn't advertise any event you hadn't attended, any place you'd never been, or any band you didn't really… — Mhairi McFarlane Copy Share Image
Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to… — George Murray Copy Share Image
“Our senses inform us of the colour, weight, and consistence of bread; but neither sense nor reason can ever inform us of… — David Hume Copy Share Image
“Aglaya just rolled her eyes. "You're like a ten year-old." "Ten-and-a-half," Kev defended. "But I read at a fourteen year-old level.” — Larry Gent Copy Share Image
“She glanced over at the twisted wreckage of the chair — (a nice, Swedish chair that had done nothing in its short… — Sylvain Reynard Copy Share Image
“He's got a chloroform-soaked rag in one hand, and before Judy realizes what's happening, the dude is all over her like fat… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“You never know what is waiting for you around the corner. You start the day with the fairest prospects, and before nightfall… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
“Six a.m.!" Xander cried. "I know that's a number on my clock, but I've never actually been awake to personally witness it!” — Alice Henderson Copy Share Image
“The club is too loud to talk, so after a couple of drinks, everyone feels like the centre of attention but completely… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“What is a "canty day", Dennis?' 'I've never troubled to ask. Something like hogmanay, I expect.' 'What is that?' 'People being sick… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image