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