Books Quote by Calvin Trillin

Sense of humor is so much more subjective than anyone believes.

— John Cleese

In terms of whether I use humor to allow me or my readers to come up for air, I don't think I put that…

— Daniel Olivas

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of weakening the reader's defenses so that I can more…

— William Collins

What most readers do not realize is that it takes a particular genius to write funny, to satirize.

— F. Sionil Jose

Humor is a very personal, subjective thing.

— Shoojit Sircar

“Humor is an absurd answer to a reasonable question.”

— Mark Bell

I think a sense of humor is the emotional equivalent of a sense of realism. One should not take everything seriously, and everybody takes…

— Michael Maccoby

I regard the writing of humor as a supreme artistic challenge.

— Herman Wouk

If I'm making myself laugh, I figure most of my readers will be amused as well.

— Jim C. Hines

If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.

— Alan King

I didn't think that anything is beyond humor - not profane humor, but a good, honest approach to humor.

— Mort Sahl

As a cartoonist I do what I find funny. As an editor I have a broader approach realizing that humor is inherently subjective and…

— Robert Mankoff