In the pun, two strings of thought are tangled into one acoustic knot. — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
“So one might say that music killed him, that he was felled by music. It's a theory. String theory.” — Emma Richler Copy Share Image
“All he ever wanted was a comfortable chair and a place in history. Well, he was robbed of one and died in… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
I feel that I am entitled to trample all other considerations into the dirt in my pursuit of a satisfying pun. — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
What I'm going for with the string arrangements for my Antarctic symphony is a pun here. — DJ Spooky Copy Share Image
I seem to be able to get away with pun strips if I add a panel at the end where I somehow… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share Image
A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation. — James Boswell Copy Share Image
There's a lot of me in Captain Jack and there's a lot of Captain Jack in me. And there is no pun… — John Barrowman Copy Share Image
Yeah 'ear 'ear," said George, with half a glance at Fred, the corner of whose mouth twitched. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“He hit and fatally injured my innocent and unfortunate uncle whose muttered last words in hospital, before his coma became a full… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
I believe in reincarnation,” [Bjorn] said. I KNOW. “I tried to live a good life. Does that help?” THAT’S NOT UP TO… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Actually touring solo is a little more difficult. It's more demanding than being under the "wing" of the band, no pun intended.… — Timothy B. Schmit Copy Share Image
An exquisite invention this, Worthy of Love's most honeyed kiss,-- This art of writing billet-doux-- In buds, and odors, and bright hues!… — Leigh Hunt Copy Share Image
We're all well-acquainted with depression, we all know what the low moods are, but the mania was not something I knew much… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
Wit and puns aren't just decor in the mind; they're essential signs that the mind knows it's on, recognizes its own software,… — Adam Gopnik Copy Share Image
One of my favourite things about country music is that, at least until recently, you could always count on a solid story,… — St. Vincent Copy Share Image
A pun calls the meaning of a word into question, and it upsets us tremendously. We laugh because suddenly we find out… — Garry Winogrand Copy Share Image
Zeus Is Dead is full of laugh-out-loud moments, lashings of sly wit, moan-worthy puns, and a complex, fast-paced storyline. There aren't very… — Jody Lynn Nye Copy Share Image
We have to know cognitively what another mind is thinking and also empathically what they're feeling. And of course, in general, that's… — Robert Mankoff Copy Share Image
We do not claim that punning is legitimate wit. Wit consists in combination of ideas, punning in combination of words only. We… — Harriet Hosmer Copy Share Image
There's that older poem of John Ashbery's-"America"-with the pun "I'm a wrecker," so wreckage and building out of the ashes of that.… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
Imagine (if you dare) a whimsical marriage of Lord Dunsany and S.J. Perelman, and you have something approaching the tales of Rhys… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's my motto," said Isabelle, with a sultry smile. 'Nothing less than seven inches.' Meliorn gazed at her stonily. 'I'm talking about… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
This place is the Devil, or at least his principal residence, they call it the University, but any other appellation would have… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
When we're on tour, probably we don't go 24 hours without someone asking us where we came up with the name They… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
Taking the time to polish a pun or fine-tune a practical joke is a way of saying, 'I'm thinking about you and… — Andrew Hudgins Copy Share Image
Do what? Come up with a clever pun referencing Jerome's demonic status? The truth is, I usually keep a stash of them… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on… — Martin Gore Copy Share Image
“It ain't really Czechoslovakian,' I said, coughing. 'We used to call it the Cheque. Like, you drink it up now, you pay… — Esi Edugyan Copy Share Image
You're just gonna create somebody who is, I was gonna say, 'toying with his sexuality.' Pardon the pun. — Christine O'Donnell Copy Share Image
“Here's a queer fact: none among the skeletons in your closet are ‘straight’ so expect them to ‘come out’ very, very soon...” — Khayri R.R. Woulfe Copy Share Image
A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not… — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image