“She added, perhaps to herself, "You have to become old and ugly before anyone listens to you, and then they don't, because… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“Somehow she had climbed halfway up his body before he managed to grasp her waist. He plucked her off and set her… — Thea Harrison Copy Share Image
Mel: Does Bret's girlfriend look anything like me? Murray: A little, around the eyes. Mel: Oh yeah? Big eyes huh? Murray: Well...… — Kristen Schaal Copy Share Image
“I don't get it. Basketball is so supremely boring. I can't understand the point of watching ten giants running from one end… — Carter Quinn Copy Share Image
“International awareness of his deceptive practices is the reflection of the frustration that is prevailing in Sri Lanka which the President is… — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“[Hades] returned his attention to the playlist while I eased the car back on the road. His fingers flipped deftly over the… — Kaitlin Bevis Copy Share Image
Both my comedy partner, Steve Punt - who grew up in Reigate and is the son of a civil servant - and… — Hugh Dennis Copy Share Image
Neck-down comedy was no longer valid after the 1980s alternative comedy revolution. Everything became about the cerebral. And with that came positive… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
“when the end came and there was initial chaos and rampant starvation, people learned all too well that you could not rely… — Benjamin Wallace Copy Share Image
Movies are designed to tell us stories, engage us on an emotional level and keep our attention. This can be done with… — David Hayter Copy Share Image
“My alarm goes off at 5:50 a.m. First thing I do is check to make sure I'm not dead. If I am,… — Samantha Irby Copy Share Image
“The next morning I had Twentieth-Century American Poetry at MCC. This old woman gave a lecture wherein she managed to talk for… — John Green Copy Share Image
“I'm the bathroom master I'm a real bowl blaster Don't mess with me 'Cause I can mess it up faster With just… — R.U. Slime Copy Share Image
“Now, what happened to you two?” he points at me then at Luke. “Nothing.” I say to Will. “Luke is smitten after… — Rea Lidde Copy Share Image
“And how could he know the character of the country? By finding out the sense of humor of the country. For if… — Rebbe Nachman of Breslov Copy Share Image
You ever talk about a movie with someone that read the book? They're always so condescending. 'Ah, the book was much better… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
“never fall asleep in a Dumpster, never underestimate a bee, never drive a convertible behind a flatbed truck, never get old, never… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
[At Boston College] I started working on the kinds of skills that you need for comedy. It's about being creative and learning… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
“Don’t panic. Don’t panic. Someone opens the door. Do not panic. “Hi.” I’m smiling, but I find myself leaning awkwardly to my… — Rea Lidde Copy Share Image
I ask my wife last night why she love me? She said because I am funny, has a good sense of humor,… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
The hardest part of comedy is writing the jokes, and the second-hardest part is telling the jokes. To me, everything else is… — Neal Brennan Copy Share Image
It so fascinates me how we always laugh when somebody falls on a banana peel, how comedy and injury are often so… — James Lapine Copy Share Image
The work I'm doing on the screen differs from that of anyone else. My comedy is of a peculiar nature...no writers have… — W. C. Fields Copy Share Image
In comedy, falling means laughter. You can take something sacred and make it silly. The more sacred it is, the funnier it… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
“I paused for a moment, debating whether to turn and look what was happening. My senses told me Obo’s presence was still… — M.A. George Copy Share Image
“Nearly everywhere I've been, popular wisdom has it that the location of humanity's original planet is unknown, mysterious. In fact it isn't,… — Ann Leckie Copy Share Image
“Alright, good night,” he said, his words a little slurred. “But before I pass out, I want you to know that you’re… — Erin McCarthy Copy Share Image
“I once got engaged to his daughter Honoria, a ghastly dynamic exhibit who read Nietzsche and had a laugh like waves breaking… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
Awkwardness is where tension is, and tension is where the story is. It's also where the comedy is, which I'm interested in;… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
I think people are sexy when they have q sense of humor,when they are smart,when they have a sense of style,when they… — Chin Chin Copy Share Image
Music and comedy, musical comedy, specifically, really helped me through my childhood. I felt out of place, I felt lots of adversity,… — Randy Rainbow Copy Share Image
“Kudra was amused by Alobar's tentative polka until her eyes fell upon the tumescent protrusion dancing with him. Disgusting she thought. An… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
I like to think that even with some of the more intense ones sometimes there is humour in there, you try to… — Ray Liotta Copy Share Image
“If you've spent any time trolling the blogosphere, you've probably noticed a peculiar literary trend: the pervasive habit of writers inexplicably placing… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
“Wesley went everywhere with me from then on. I even wrapped him in baby blankets and held him in my arms while… — Stacey O'Brien Copy Share Image
“The season of domestic goodwill and festivity must have posed a problem to all good Victorian family men with more than one… — Claire Tomalin Copy Share Image
I think it's the same as comedy. They're just highly entertaining. They take you on a ride. They tap into your base… — Elizabeth Banks Copy Share Image
“You think all I can do is frog legs? I got Legs on my mind, alright, but yours. I’ll do whatever it… — A. Violet End Copy Share Image
“I borrowed a hammer and the garage and disposed of both phones. I was pretty sure that I could have just pulled… — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
“I would appreciate it if you would stop… stop… ogling me like that," she hissed, tugging her very modest neckline higher. "It… — Anne Gracie Copy Share Image