Humor Quotes

Laughter as philosophy. The funniest, sharpest observations about the absurdity of being alive.

21194 quotes

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"Sarcasm is the refuge of those who are afraid of their own power."
Flannery O'Connor
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"Laughter is the medicine that heals the soul."
Eudora Welty
"What makes something funny is often what makes it tragic."
David Foster Wallace
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"All of us are crazy, only in different ways."
Saul Bellow
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"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow."
Saul Bellow
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"We all pretend to be more than we are; this is the human comedy."
Saul Bellow
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"Being bisexual doubles your chances of getting a date on Saturday night."
Norman Mailer
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"Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them."
Joseph Heller
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"That's funny, that's really funny."
Joseph Heller
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"That's what makes it so funny."
Joseph Heller
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"Humor is the best medicine for the soul."
Joseph Heller
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"Laugh at life, and life will laugh with you."
Joseph Heller
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"If you want to be a writer, you have to keep an open mind about suicide."
Flannery O'Connor
"The difference between humor and tragedy is sometimes just timing."
David Foster Wallace
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"We are all living lives of quiet desperation until we learn to laugh at ourselves."
Saul Bellow
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"Life is too important to be taken seriously all the time."
Saul Bellow
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"Humor is civilization's defense against despair."
Saul Bellow
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"It kills me."
J.D. Salinger
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"I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life."
J.D. Salinger
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"It's funny. Don't get me wrong - it is funny."
J.D. Salinger
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"I'm always saying crude things."
J.D. Salinger
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"Almost everything I said so far is killed me."
J.D. Salinger
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"That killed me."
J.D. Salinger
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"I'm telling you. It's funny."
J.D. Salinger
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"I'm the most terrific athlete ever."
J.D. Salinger
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"That kills me every time."
J.D. Salinger
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"It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all."
Joseph Heller
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"Laughter is the only thing that separates us from our own insanity."
Joseph Heller
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"Humor is the bridge between despair and acceptance."
Joseph Heller
"The only thing that sustains one through life is an unhealthy sense of humor."
Philip Roth