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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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...

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

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

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

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

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...

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

God is a wild man...should you encounter him...hang on for dear life or let go...

God is a wild man...should you encounter him...hang on for dear life or let go...

Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the...

Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the...

Marriage to a man as important as a bicycle to a fish.

Marriage to a man as important as a bicycle to a fish.