Quote by Mark Twain
Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is

Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven. – Mark Twain

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The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. – Mark Twain

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Man was made at the end of the weeks work when God was tired. – Mark Twain

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I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor. – Rod Stewart

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Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. – James Thurber

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There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it. – Miguel de Cervantes

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One of my favorite things about Star Trek wasnt just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face there was a lot of comedy in that show without ever breaking its reality. – J. J. Abrams

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There are numerous cases of that, where one of our writers discovers another writer whom he likes, and we then take that book on. So its a very close relationship. We can do that because were so small. – James Laughlin

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Poetry seems to sink into us the way prose doesnt. I can still quote verses I learned when I was very young, but I have trouble remembering one line of a novel I just finished reading. – Jack Prelutsky

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