Wit Quotes

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Wit is like caviar - it should be served in small portions and not spread about like marmalade. — Noel Coward
Reagan took an approach to the Cold War dramatically different from any other US President. To wit, he thought we should win. This was a… — Ann Coulter
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 many humorous fantasy… — Jody Lynn Nye
Resoundingâ€¦with wit, courage, and compassion. Skinny will speak to everyone who has ever felt invisible or unlovable. — Kathi Appelt
Herein find fiction full of whimsy, wit, hurt, and terror. Wicked, as in wickedly funny, is in the mix, too, along with a prose style… — Christine Schutt
Rob Chilson's mordant wit will keep you turning the pages until the wee hours! — Algis Budrys
I wouldn't care to speculate about what it is in Westlake's psyche that makes him so good at writing about Parker, much less what it… — Terry Teachout
Season of Miracles is a triumphant story with a heart of gold. Laced with wit and wisdom, the story had me chuckling out loud one… — Deborah Raney
What do you do when the story changes in midlife? When a tale you have told yourself turns out to be a little untrue, just… — Gail Caldwell
There's a very fine line between underacting and not acting at all. And not acting is what a lot of actors are guilty of. It… — Joan Blondell
I get the impression the English kings were witty, for some reason. I feel like all you had was your wit. — Colin Quinn
You've got Hezbollah in Arizona. You've got Mexican drug cartels operating in Arizona. You've got the steady stream of illegals over the border, and you've… — Rush Limbaugh
What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Painting is something that takes place among the colors, and one has to leave them alone completely, so that they can settle the matter among… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Man, I've been to jail. It was hell in there, but I survived, If they put me back, I'll come out again. I'm one of… — Don King
Take back the beauty and wit you bestow upon me; leave me my own mediocrity of agreeableness and genius, but leave me also my sincerity,… — Mary Wortley Montagu
Wit and Humor - if any difference, it is in duration - lightning and electric light. Same material, apparently; but one is vivid, and can… — Mark Twain
My mother studied English and drama at the University of Pennsylvania, where my father studied architecture. She was a great influence in all sorts of… — Donald Barthelme
Vladimir Nabokov was a writer who cared nothing for music and whose favorite sport was the pursuit, capture, and murder of butterflies. This explains many… — Edward Abbey
The rich can buy everything but health, virtue, friendship, wit, good looks, love, pride, intelligence, grace, and, if you need it, happiness. — Edward Abbey

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