I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of weakening the reader's defenses so that I can more easily take him to something more.

Quote by William Collins

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By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung.

By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung.

Beloved, till life can charm no more; And mourned, till Pity's self be dead.

Beloved, till life can charm no more; And mourned, till Pity's self be dead.

Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call...

Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call...

In numbers warmly pure and sweetly strong.

In numbers warmly pure and sweetly strong.

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of...

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of...

When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can...

When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can...

Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and...

Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and...

How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest!

How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest!

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.