“You honkies want women to be like cookies, all sweet and dainty and easy to eat. But I'm fry bread, you bitch,… — Eden Robinson Copy Share Image
“In the yard of the inn, Daffy Cadwaladyr introduced himself. "Short for Davyd," he said pleasantly. The Londoner looked as if she'd… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
Politicians don't laugh very often. That is their problem. Humour is very important in politics and I think the politicians should laugh… — Asrani Copy Share Image
“... the director explained to him, in that slow, simplified, style of language that one uses for the intellectually underprivileged,” — Gary Edward Gedall Copy Share Image
“In peacetime some sort of introduction is generally required to make a person's acquaintance; in war a small eatable will perform the… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“She was a bitch,' Carl suddenly heard somebody say in the background, and that apparently refreshed everyone's memory. Yes, thought Carl with… — Jussi Adler-Olsen Copy Share Image
Old People At Weddings Always Poke Me And Say 'YOU'RE NEXT' So, I Started Joking, Doing The Same Thing To Them At… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
“Mother Goose! I have never much cared for flippant remarks, especially when others make them, and in particular, I don't give a… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“Semilla’s Phlegm-O-Matic promptly made an observation. ‘Wow Semilla look at that shuttle.’ ‘Keep your voice down Raymond we’re in danger,’ Semilla hissed.… — A.R. Merrydew Copy Share Image
“Impartially, shrewdly, I considered suicide, though not in my worst moments. The bottle of pills. The note: 'No hard feelings, everyone, but… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
“Well we certainly don't want to see that kind of thing,’ admonished Jeff Stelling. ‘Did it calm down?’ ‘No,’ shouted Kamara. ‘It… — Dougie Brimson Copy Share Image
“Satan to Jesus: Well, I see someone has a bad case of the hangries. You might want to consider using your godly… — Spencer C Demetros Copy Share Image
“There’s a saying in Hardorn,” she continued. “‘You shouldn’t attempt to teach a goat to sing. It will waste your time, hurt… — Mercedes Lackey Copy Share Image
“I was doing my little stand up shtick, the one I did for pretty girls, so they'd like me quickly and wouldn't… — Emily M. Danforth Copy Share Image
“-To me women are the most unknown factors in the universe, Vieng had then continued, -that is what makes them so interesting… — Andrew James Pritchard Copy Share Image
The first piece of 'long' fiction I wrote was a novella parody of Stephen King's 'Christine.' I was in high school, and… — Kelley Armstrong Copy Share Image
“If you want special illumination, look upon the human face: See clearly within laughter the Essence of Ultimate Truth.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Do you know that an Irishman always respond to a question with another?" And the Irish guy replies "Who told you that?” — Cathy Kelly Copy Share Image
“A big refugee camp governed by real terror and artificially pumped-up optimism - like the bastard child of Butlins and Colditz.” — M.R. Carey Copy Share Image
“Men," she said rueful, "are the most absurd creatures on this green earth." "But there are camels," Gabriel pointed out. "Believe me,"… — Zoe Archer Copy Share Image
“She's become a Russian again, he thought. When something works, she's grateful. When it doesn't work, it's life.” — John le Carré Copy Share Image
“And Honey, I just want you to know, even though I didn't see it coming, it makes absolutely no difference to your… — Patricia Gaffney Copy Share Image
“How long have you been going?' said Vimes, selecting a pie. ‘Let’s see…what year is this?’ ‘Er…Dancing Dog, I think.’ ‘Since Tuesday,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Pelagia put her hands on her hips, taking advantage of the superiority implicit in the fact that she was standing and he… — Louis de Bernières Copy Share Image
Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to… — Mary Wortley Montagu Copy Share Image
“your humour, madam, Gives any and everyone too easy access Into your heart. You have too many lovers Besieging you—a thing I… — Molière Copy Share Image
“Could I please amend that suggestion? Could you not be there in the second darkest shadow one hour before midnight, to see… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Clearly, this was another thing I needed to add to the: ‘repetitive cycle of things that were constantly happening in my life’… — Adele Rose Copy Share Image
“That was when I realised a sad but incontrovertible truth: I was a geek, and there was no getting around it. I… — Sharon Sant Copy Share Image
“It's just...how do I put this? Maybe it's just hard for me to imagine turning down something that's so much harder for… — Liz Czukas Copy Share Image
“I have lived long enough to know that wherever there is crisis there is always Christ. Look for Jesus in the middle… — Patience Johnson Copy Share Image
There are a lot of filmmakers I love whose work doesn't inspire mine at all. For example: Quentin Tarantino. From his films… — Chika Anadu Copy Share Image
Sarina can be serious at times, but she's also funny. She makes us laugh a lot on the training ground with her… — Alex Greenwood Copy Share Image
“You hit me again," I said, growing oddly annoyed. "Ya think?" Evil Riggs said. Smart-ass. "Part of my brain hurts. I demand… — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
So I wrote what I hoped would be science fiction, I was not at all sure if what I wrote would be… — Robert Sheckley Copy Share Image
“I always enjoy the day after a hangover. Each time it happens, it’s my own little victory over the demon drink.” — Dougie Brimson Copy Share Image
“Geoffrey looked startled to see both his great-uncles bearing down upon him with such haste; he hadn’t realized men their age could… — Sharon Kay Penman Copy Share Image
“Death devours not only those who have been cooked by old age; it also feasts on those who are half-cooked and even… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Dark and sour humours, especially those which have a spice of malevolence in them, are vastly disagreeable. Such men have no music… — Abigail Adams Copy Share Image
You could say that when you introduce humour to your work, you also step back a little from it. You create a… — Lars von Trier Copy Share Image
