The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.

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My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to...

We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to...

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever...

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever...

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must...

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must...

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.

The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.

We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.

He who laughs last has not yet heard the bad news.

He who laughs last has not yet heard the bad news.

Ah, yes, divorce ... from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals...

Ah, yes, divorce ... from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals...

Mom, dad...don't worry. EVERYONE failed that test...

Mom, dad...don't worry. EVERYONE failed that test...