Quotes about humor

“I have heard it said it is often safer to dwell in the lion’s lair than outside it,” Oladahn said.

“Safer still to live in a land where there are no lions,” Count Brass retorted.

It was a nice sickly season just at this time. In commercial phrase, coffins were looking up.

I only know two sorts of boys. Mealy boys, and beef-faced boys.

"If the law supposes that," said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, "the law is a ass — a idiot. If that's the eye of the law, the law is a bachelor; and the worst I wish the law is, that his eye may be opened by experience — by experience."

The fact is, that there was considerable difficulty in inducing Oliver to take upon himself the office of respiration, — a troublesome practice, but one which custom has rendered necessary to our easy existence, — and for some time he lay gasping on a little flock mattress, rather unequally poised between this world and the next: the balance being decidedly in favor of the latter. Now, if, during this brief period, Oliver had been surrounded by careful grandmothers, anxious aunts, experienced nurses, and doctors of profound wisdom, he would most inevitably and indubitably have been killed in no time.

"It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper," said Mr. Bumble. "So cry away."

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time rich and cash poor.

Abnormal is so common, it's practically normal.

I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off. Also, a comic vision is my natural world view, but I've grown up in spite of myself and I can pass the comic twist if it detracts from what the characters need. Yes, the life of a saint is hard.

I played him the Goldberg Variations. If one wishes to reduce a sensitive German to tears there is no surer lachrymatory.

He liked to be popular and in place of charm had to dispense alcohol…

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.