I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“We all have problems. Or rather, everyone has at least one thing that they regard as a problem.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Some people’s self-esteem was secretly improved when they discovered that their then-lovers had killed themselves over them.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Not everyone who has killed themselves because they were HIV positive would have been killed by AIDS.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Whatever is going on in the news and whoever is in the spotlight is up for grabs and fodder for satire. — Randy Rainbow Copy Share Image
“Yeah. Of course I can do simple math. I graduated high school, ya know.” “What an accomplishment. No one has ever done… — S.A. Stovall Copy Share Image
But in terms of satire and comedy, our biggest and earliest influence was Mad magazine. — Jerry Zucker Copy Share Image
Occasionally, the horrors of life in North Korea do show up in our American satire. — Jennifer Armintrout Copy Share Image
“Some of us were brought into this troubled world primarily or only to increase our fathers’ chances of not being left by… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“LEARN FROM THE MASTERS: Mark Twain once said, “Show, don’t tell.” This is an incredibly important lesson for writers to remember; never… — Colin Nissan Copy Share Image
“From Olsen's Nation: "Through the power of our diplomacy, a world that was once divided about how to deal with Iran’s nuclear… — Randy Quarles Copy Share Image
People keep saying you can't satirize Trump because he's beyond satire, but it's not difficult to just let him out and let… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
The most successful satirist is that one who shakes up and disturbs someones subconscious so as to make him think about something;… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The paths people choose in life can lead to the creation or destruction of people, places, things, and relationships. The future is… — Stephen Black Copy Share Image
“...I could feel her burrowing into my heart. I didn't know if the burrowing was like a kitten cuddling up to its… — Jason Porter Copy Share Image
Every writer scrounges for inspiration in different places, and there's no shame in raiding the headlines. It's necessary, in fact, when attempting… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“Divorce is a marital welfare. It's just couples asking society to bail them out because they didn't do enough research before they… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
“The Boy will not be a failure. Mythili knows.She has seen the generations before.The boy will make it.As his father has said,he… — Manu Joseph Copy Share Image
“[Uh-oh, it's bath time for Calvin.] MOM, who sits in the living room, has turned toward the door. Very likely she is… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
“[At first, Calvin's at school, in his classroom.] CALVIN'S TEACHER: "We'll see what the principal has to say about your attention span,… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
“Does it not whet your appetite for the critical opera omnia of such an author, where he will freely have at the… — Robert Farrar Capon Copy Share Image
“She looked at her note cards and took a breath. "Why I Love America, by Hayley McDonald's. America is the greatest group… — Max Barry Copy Share Image
“Let Sporus tremble — "What? that thing of silk, Sporus, that mere white curd of ass's milk? Satire or sense, alas! can… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“Elane scan the room and takeing in the white antiseptec decor of Buzzfeed office in Soho. Her eyes land on a wall… — Seinfeld 2000 Copy Share Image
When the Lilliputians first saw Gulliver's watch, that "wonderful kind of engine...a globe, half silver and half of some transparent metal," they… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
“The world is an asylum where the inmates keep the warders in their place.” — George Herman Copy Share Image
Satire, like conscience, reminds us of what we often wish to forget. — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington Copy Share Image
Satire is dependent on strong beliefs, and on strong beliefs wounded. — Anita Brookner Copy Share Image
“Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that some people have ever said.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
A man is angry at a libel because it is false, but at a satire because it is true. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
![“[Uh-oh, it's bath time for Calvin.] MOM, who sits in the living room, has turned toward the door. Very likely she is screaming the following words at the top of her lungs: CALVIN! Quiet down and quit that splashing! I don't want to have to clean the whole bathroom! CALVIN: Ha! I pulled the plug!…” quote by Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e0/bill-watterson-728_childhood_uh-oh-it-s-bath-time-for-calvin-mom-who_1561979.jpg)
![“[At first, Calvin's at school, in his classroom.] CALVIN'S TEACHER: "We'll see what the principal has to say about your attention span, young man." A THOUGHT BUBBLE FANTASY FROM CALVIN's MIND (With visuals to match.) "The valiant Spaceman Spiff has been captured." A THOUGHT BUBBLE FANTASY FROM…” quote by Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/bill-watterson-728_attention-span_at-first-calvin-s-at-school-in-his-class_2747925.jpg)
