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Quote by Maurice Sendak
My father could be very witty, even if the humor was always on the

My father could be very witty, even if the humor was always on the darker side of irony. – Maurice Sendak

Other quotes by Maurice Sendak

I became a set designer for opera. Im a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out. – Maurice Sendak

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Music
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Maurice Sendak
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Most children – I know I did when I was a kid – fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They dont tell their real parents about that – you dont want to tell Mom and Dad. – Maurice Sendak

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dad
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Other Quotes from
Humor
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You cant do anything to be funny. Thats cringeworthy. If your humor comes out of a place of love every time, you dont make the joke bigger than you. The funniest comedians are in touch with their emotional level. – John Krasinski

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Humor

I love a girl with a sense of humor. Someone who can make me laugh and that I can get along with and talk with and who is just sweet overall, inside and out. – Logan Henderson

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Humor

Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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Humor

Well, its a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader… But if, in addition, I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me, so much the better. – Garry Trudeau

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Humor

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I rise to taste the dawn, and find that love alone will shine today. – Ken Wilber

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Its only fair that stable gay relationships of long standing should have the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. I know the image of gay marriage is to some people horrific and ludicrous. – Ian Mckellen

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