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But humor is too delicate and evanescent a thing to be extracted f

But humor is too delicate and evanescent a thing to be extracted from a book like plums from a pudding. – Beatrix, “What to Read,” The Household, supplement to Michigan Farmer and State

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Cathy was the first widely syndicated humor strip created by a woman. The strip was pretty revolutionary at the time not only because it starred a female, but also because it was so emotionally honest about all the conflicting feelings many women had in 1976. – Cathy Guisewite

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If youre that hypersensitive about color and dont have a sense of humor, dont marry out of your race. – Laura Schlessinger

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Anyone in the humor business isnt thinking clearly if he doesnt surround himself with idea people. Otherwise, you settle for mediocrity – or you burn yourself out. – Hank Ketcham

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There are two insults no human being will endure: that he has no sense of humor, and that he has never known trouble. – Sinclair Lewis

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