"I regard the writing of humor as a……" — Herman Wouk

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

— Herman Wouk

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36 Quotes by Herman Wouk

Herman Wouk has 36 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Illusion is an anodyne, bred by the gap between wish and reality.
Human life cannot be formless. We live by patterns. We move in comradeships. Conformity is evil when it distorts, flattens,…
This is an excellent martini—sort of tastes like it isn't there at all, just a cold cloud.
Discount my partiality, but my report is that so far The Winds of War is looking good.
I learned about machinery, I learned how men behaved under pressure, and I learned about Americans.
Let us fill a cup and drink to that most noble, ridiculous, laughable, sublime figure in our lives... The Young…
War is a business in which a lot of people watch a few people get killed and are damn glad…
The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you're not an idiot, but find…
Every hour spent on the Caine was a great hour in all our lives-if you don't think so now you…
My two sons speak Hebrew, and are familiar with the scriptures and with rabbinic literature. This is the way we…
The Talmud is to this day the circulating heart's blood of the Jewish religion. Whatever laws, customs or ceremonies we…
The door available to everyone that can lead to happiness & success is the modest door of the public library.…

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More Artistic Quotes

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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery. — Francis Bacon
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. — Lord Acton
My concern is to continue respecting my work as I've done since I began as an actor and I could… — Javier Bardem
I cannot belong to a nonprofit organization because when you receive grants, you have to make such great compromises with… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. — Henry Ward Beecher
My parents were very supportive of me and my artistic endeavours. My father and mother came to every school play… — Jack Black
The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems to copy a great deal;… — William Blake
Classical music and pop are two different universes, each with its own difficulties, peculiarities, depth and artistic dignity. In Italy,… — Andrea Bocelli
Popularity gets up people's noses. But I understand the importance and the function of popular music. There is an artistic… — Andrea Bocelli
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves… — Napoleon Bonaparte

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