“The successful cannot be unhappy -- it was a contradiction in terms.” — Barry Unsworth Copy Share Image
“He was just like his father," Victoria Guzmán answered her. "A shit.” — Gabriel García Márquez Copy Share Image
“Boredom is probably more frequent and more tormenting if you do not have sight or hands.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers. My prayer was to be immortalized by unintelligent gibbons on a… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that some people have ever said.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
The fictional work is a kind of actor that wears a satirical garb but can put on other costumes as well. — Will Self 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
“Some people would have killed themselves and/or someone else if they were single; and some people would not have done that.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“There are so many problems to solve on this planet first before we begin to trash other worlds.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You simply cannot invent any conspiracy theory so ridiculous and obviously satirical that some people somewhere don't already believe it. — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
“The kind of lies that someone tells us gives us an idea of how stupid, knowledgeable, intelligent, or ignorant they are …… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“We, in the interest of the so-called progress, have been persuaded to leave the production and at times the cooking of our… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
For many American-Jewish writers, the dominant motifs have been cultural, secular, sometimes comic, often satirical. Writing about the religious component of Judaism,… — Allegra Goodman 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
“Many if not most slaves would have each readily jumped, and many if not most slaves would each readily jump, at the… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Some people are each holding on to a lover of theirs who no longer loves them and/or who they no longer love,… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
When I was younger, when I was a teenager, the work was more satirical and funny and cartoony. And part of it… — Eric Drooker Copy Share Image
“Not everyone who talks less or keeps quiet whenever they are with or around you does that because they find you interesting… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I just think that the world of workshops - I've written a poem that is a parody of workshop talk, I've written… — Billy Collins Copy Share Image
The thing is, when you're kind of creatively self-employed, your brain just kind of chooses the path of least resistance, so if… — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
“Most sane human beings who have managed to attain and retain fame each uses it to dramatically increase their name’s chances of… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I was working on a satirical novel about a charismatic preacher who takes over a small Indiana town. Then I remembered Jim… — Julia Scheeres Copy Share Image
Some playwrights are obvious influences on younger writers. Arthur Miller (realistic, politically engaged dramas) and Christopher Durang (satirical dark comedies) are examples.… — Daniel J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
I, for one, can't wait for this election to be over, because the curse of Donald Trump in a satirical comedy way… — Jordan Klepper Copy Share Image
We cannot have a society in which some dictator some place can start imposing censorship here in the United States. If somebody… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My way of dealing with not really fitting in at my very crappy New England high school and junior high was to… — Susanna Fogel Copy Share Image
“China has entered an “Age of Sarcasm.” Anywhere outside of state-sponsored parties, entertainment shows, or the comedies and skits on television, China’s… — Xiaobo Liu Copy Share Image
Good Humor is the best shield against the darts of satirical raillery — Charles Simmons Copy Share Image
“Being divorced does not necessarily make one’s advice on marriage useless … or useful.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Millions of sane people would each be sexually attracted to their own parent or child if they were not related to them.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“We are way less likely to love someone just because they love us than we are to hate someone just because they… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
