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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In numbers warmly pure and sweetly strong.

In numbers warmly pure and sweetly strong.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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!

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.

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...

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...

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was...

Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was...

Well, darkness with humor... I'm not an extremely suicidal or sad person.

Well, darkness with humor... I'm not an extremely suicidal or sad person.

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

But we are at war, and we here at THE DAILY SHOW will do our...

But we are at war, and we here at THE DAILY SHOW will do our...

If you look at the game and everything, it's not quite like looking at an...

If you look at the game and everything, it's not quite like looking at an...

There is humor in the specter of the worst disaster in our nation's history. All...

There is humor in the specter of the worst disaster in our nation's history. All...

Does anyone here work in advertising or marketing? Well if you do, when you get...

Does anyone here work in advertising or marketing? Well if you do, when you get...

While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also...

While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also...

I'm not really big on slapstick humor. I like gentle humor.

I'm not really big on slapstick humor. I like gentle humor.

What matters is not the length of the wand, but the magic in the stick.

What matters is not the length of the wand, but the magic in the stick.