Betraying Quote by Mark Helprin

“A few people have ventured to imitate Shakespeare's tragedy. But no audacious spirit has dreamed or dared to imitate Shakespeare's comedy. No one has…

— G.K. Chesterton

The nice thing with Shakespeare from a modern point of view is that a lot of stuff that was tragic for him can read…

— Ryan North

Comedy keeps the heart sweet; but we all know that there is wholesome refreshment for both mind and heart in an occasional climb among…

— Mark Twain

Comedy is nothing more than tragedy deferred.

— Pico Iyer

I think the possibility of continuing on a comedy is greater than a drama.

— John Landgraf

Comedy is tragedy revisited.

— Phyllis Diller

In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.

— Wislawa Szymborska

I'm going to be criticized by lots of "scholars," but I think Shakespeare's best comedy often appears in his tragedies, actually. Not necessarily in…

— Chukwudi Iwuji

Comedy is merely tragedy happening to someone else.

— W. C. Fields

All good writers across the board, if they're dealing with real tragedy, they will give you comedy in it. And if they're dealing with…

— Chukwudi Iwuji

Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people.

— Angela Carter

The constituents of tragedy may be universally acknowledged, easily invoked and deeply felt, but the elements of comedy are, I think, more widely variable…

— Paul Di Filippo