Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not accidental that there are a thousand novelists, essayists, poets or journalists for each humorist. It is a long, long time between James Thurbers.

Quote by Leo Rosten

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A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.

If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or...

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

Responsibility for learning belongs to the student, regardless of age.

Responsibility for learning belongs to the student, regardless of age.

Old age is the verdict of life.

Old age is the verdict of life.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous...

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous...

NBC - no body cares.

NBC - no body cares.