Humor Quote by Jim Goad

As I get older and write more books I'm definitely allowing the humorous side of my personality more rein in my work.

— Colson Whitehead

I'm a novelist first, and I wrote a bunch of books, and everything I write, I just find people are more interesting when there's…

— Jonathan Tropper

Whatever I did, I always gravitated toward trying to be funny. If I was with friends, we were joking around. If I wrote for…

— Colin Jost

I feel more comfortable writing firmly comedic or slightly comedic stuff.

— Justin Theroux

I was intentionally curbing the impulse to be funny and hiding the ability. I wrote any number of very serious attempts at poems, short…

— Patrick deWitt

My sense of humor has saved me more than a couple of times in my life.

— John Prine

Over the years, I've learned that a sense of humor is the only skill that allows you to turn sucking at life into a…

— Zach Anner

In my more pompous moments I like to think of myself as a writer rather than a humorist, but I suppose that's merely the…

— S. J. Perelman

I used to like writing for comedians - I enjoyed the challenge of making other people funny.

— Denis Norden

I do have pleasure when I'm writing. I mean, I'm aware of pleasure. And sometimes I make myself laugh, with a joke or something;…

— Peter Schjeldahl

I've always tried to explore the humorous aspects of life.

— Ted Lange

I have always been more relaxed around comedy.

— Fred Willard