...to speak of them out loud, to speak of their hunger and pain and loneliness and humour, to make them visible so… — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
“Bonjour, the Embassy of France' 'Ah, bonjour, excuse me for asking but where is the French Coastguard?' 'At the coast. Guarding.” — Tim Fitzhigham Copy Share Image
“I was lured into a navvy's cottage tonight!" - Dear Popsy: Collected Postcards of a Private Schoolboy to his Father.” — Eric Bishop-Potter Copy Share Image
I used to be a columnist for 'Golf Monthly' and have contributed articles for national newspapers based on the humour that is… — Jasper Carrott Copy Share Image
“Here am I, sweating my brains out to introduce a really sensational incident into your dull and disreputable little police investigation, and… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
“If the techs are on it we're fine, but Briamiv and his buddy could fuck up a full stop at the end… — China Miéville Copy Share Image
“When a Lady chooses to Change Her Mind,' said the Mouse with a touch of hauteur, 'a Gentleman would consider it no… — Noel Langley Copy Share Image
“Nothing more likely,"said Hannasyde. "I've got to try and rattle him." "It's him that'll do the rattling,"said the Sergeant darkly. "he's the… — Georgette Heyer Copy Share Image
“You’re a talking cat?” Endora asked with a look of disbelief on her face. “My, my, my, aren’t you the bright bulb… — Sophie Palmer Copy Share Image
“I don’t believe she’ll be available for the rest of the day,” Gabriel said. “No? Is she in Velora, perhaps? I could… — Sharon Shinn Copy Share Image
“He’s adorably high-handed where you’re concerned, isn’t he?” My eyes slide closed. “With anyone.” “No,” he says thoughtfully. “Only you. He really… — Lily Morton Copy Share Image
“But neither could compare with the gargantuan natural edifice that was the mountain upon which Nachtstürm Castle rose. It was a mountain… — Emily C.A. Snyder Copy Share Image
There is a certain artificial polish, a commonplace vivacity acquired by perpetually mingling in the beau monde; which, in the commerce of… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
“It doesn't matter if it's the real world or fictional," I insisted. "Crushes are the best part of liking someone, and they… — Liz Czukas Copy Share Image
“Donegan Bane and Gracious O'Callahan - the Monster Hunters. Adventurers, inventors, authors of Monster Hunting for Beginners and it's sequels, Monster Hunting… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
“The English language is like London: proudly barbaric yet deeply civilised, too, common yet royal, vulgar yet processional, sacred yet profane. Each… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
“Ow. Stop that. It hurts my brain. Isn't your brain distributed through your entire body? See why I want you to stop… — Howard Tayler Copy Share Image
Can you tell me the difference between a witch and a wizard?Sure, a wizard is what they call you when they want… — Barbara Hambly Copy Share Image
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“Hey, I wonder what the public would say if they knew two queer scientists were the ones trying to explain human sexuality… — S.L. Huang Copy Share Image
“Park's eyes got wide. well, sort of wide. Sometimes she wondered if the shape of his eyes affected how he saw things.… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
“The advantage of being married a long time was that one could argue without the necessity of the other's actual, physical presence.” — William Browning Spencer Copy Share Image
“The encapsulated bird your conspirators sent you to fetch. The sterilized male chicken with the Creator DNA sequences. The plot capon. Where… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
'Downton' is one of the best jobs in the world, and I'm looking forward to the next series for Maggie Smith's wicked… — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
It is sometimes forgotten how much wit there is in certain works of abstract art. There is a certain point in undergoing… — Robert Motherwell Copy Share Image
“No! Wait! I've got a better idea..." "Your ideas tend to result in unnecessary violence, Sergeant Schlock." "And your point is..." "Let's… — Howard Tayler Copy Share Image
“He moved to sniff some white-and-yellow flowers. A nightmare. This was a nightmare. “You can’t really like flowers.” Again those dark eyes… — Sarah J Maas Copy Share Image
“She had surrendered her virtue at six-and-ten, to a beautiful blond-haired sailor on a trading galley up from Lys. He only knew… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
If you give a man a fish, he'll be happy for an hour, if you teach a man to fish he,ll be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“What the hell are you doing here? You weren't on the guest list. Hell, you people aren't on anybody's guest list. If… — Simon R. Green Copy Share Image
Humour is almost like a coping mechanism and everybody's up for having a bit of craic to try and pull through and… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Back then, if you had a sore arm, the only people concerned were you and your wife. Now it's you, your wife,… — Jim Bouton Copy Share Image
I want to live in Britain with a sense of humour - where there are no groups whose life choices are 'above'… — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
Really dark times bring out this need for humour. Even if it's very dark humour, it's still bringing out some kind of… — Sophie Thatcher Copy Share Image
Hundreds of hysterical persons must confuse these phenomena with messages from the beyond and take their glory to the bishop rather than… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
We don't really know how the game was invented, though there are suspicions. As soon as we discover the culprits, we'll let… — Bruce Pandolfini Copy Share Image
“One group of riders doped, the others alongside them racing clean. You can work out for yourselves which group was fastest.” — David Millar Copy Share Image
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