Japanese horror films take the business of being frightening seriously. There is no attempt at postmodernism or humour. They are incredibly melancholy,… — Jane Goldman Copy Share Image
“Last time I saw her, she was peeking out from one of the bookcases next to the fireplace. She's the first cat… — Ellen Hart Copy Share Image
The ironic humor comes from the distance between what we understand about ourselves and what is truly going on in ourselves. — Robert Olen Butler Copy Share Image
“we all have dream cars,dream houses and jobs but as soon as we stop dreaming we wake up go take a pee.… — mohlalefi j motsima Copy Share Image
“It’s not really wine,” he said. “It’s Diet Coke. And if anyone ever serves you brown wine with a foamy head, send… — Jennifer Echols Copy Share Image
“You sure you don't want me to bring you back something?" Her eyes moved in the direction of his office. "A hit… — Christina Lauren Copy Share Image
'Understanding' art is like having a sense of humour - if you don't have one, no amount of explanation is going to… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
“I'm holding a super-expandable energy-powered towel. I've made friends with space hamsters. I think we've stretched believability rather far, don't you?” — Michael S. Atkinson Copy Share Image
What I find interesting is how close you can run the laughter along the seam of seriousness, and occasionally cross it, so… — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
“Miss Hunter leaned toward Stormy. “Well, as you also may know, ever since the year when Dylan Jackson was nominated for and… — John Zakour Copy Share Image
“And then he heard Mad-Eye Moody’s voice, echoing in some distant chamber of his empty brain: Jump onto the desk . .… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“Just now he was on a mind-blowing adventure and it was rapidly spiralling out of control, and this is what he needed… — Max Nowaz Copy Share Image
“My second thought was to fire a gunshot, but the last time I did that his security robots jumped me. It only… — John Zakour Copy Share Image
“It is Sunday afternoon, preferably before the war. The wife is already asleep in the armchair, and the children have been sent… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Dad made me laugh a lot. He was a real comedian. He had a real sarcastic sense of humour, he could really… — Julian Lennon Copy Share Image
“Hap, even tough I'm a racist castrating bitch that wants you to be better than you are, wants you to do something… — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
“Many a parent, sad to say, has used their child as an opportunity for them, the parent, to do, through their child,… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“There! Now we're friends!" declared the minx. "Say you're sorry about my sister -" "I am desolated!" "That's a good boy!” — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“I wash the clothes, rinse them and then scrub them again. Will that square little box do that? I am not using… — Renita D'Silva Copy Share Image
“Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, you will be a mile away from him, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I know you do not care much for such revelries, but trust me—this one you will enjoy, Harry. You and I will… — Sharon Kay Penman Copy Share Image
“Ennesby, get the Serial Peacemaker to the beach for dustoff." "Dustoff? You're going to run away from three guys?" "No, I'm going… — Howard Tayler Copy Share Image
“The announcer, in milky tones, rolled out the commercial; it was all about some sort of washing powder that made laundry days… — Ruth Park Copy Share Image
“This is the FBI Hostage Negotiations Service. Press one if you wish to surrender. Press two for a getaway car. Press three… — Chris Dolley Copy Share Image
I tend to think of fear and humour as very, very close together. And to be honest I think pornography completes the… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Just looking at him made Andrew feel tense and irritated. It was wonder perfect strangers didn't go up to the guy and… — Jane Davitt Copy Share Image
“But Yossarian knew he was right, because, as he explained to Clevinger, to the best of his knowledge he had never been… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“People assume that artists must talk about art and beauty and the sublime whenever we get together, but no, we usually talk… — Christopher Bram Copy Share Image
I said in my earlier book, and find no reason for retracting my statement, that the famous Jewish sense of humour got… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
“How can you say you're not in love with Hell?" "Because I'm not in love with Hell." See? Not hard to say… — Jet Mykles Copy Share Image
“So you're a fellow mercenary, then." "Does this mean you'll afford me some professional courtesy?" "Don't ask for that. All it means… — Howard Tayler Copy Share Image
“Miss Runcible wore trousers and Miles touched up his eye-lashes in the dining-room of the hotel where they stopped for luncheon. So… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
“Mac had many admirable qualities, but not tact. He was the sort of man who would have tried to cheer Napoleon up… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
“He’s my cat! He’s not God’s cat! Let God have his own cat! Let God have all the damn old cats He… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
It Doesn't Matter How Hard Or Bad Ass You Are... When A Toddler Hands You Their Ringing Toy Cell Phone, You'll Still… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
“Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Might as well toss this, Chickie, it's ruined. What was it like, getting shot?" "What kind of a dumb ass question is… — MaryJanice Davidson Copy Share Image
“You are more likely to find three TVs inside a randomly selected house than you are to find a single book that… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I understand that being able to appeal to the public and having an amazing sense of humour is not something that comes… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
“Because he hates to praise by name He praises everybody. Vice And virtue must look much the same To one who calls… — Martial Copy Share Image
