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The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and

The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth. – James Thurber

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The story of Harold Ross, the New Yorker and me is a mere footnote to the story of our time, and we might as well face the truth that to researchers of the future, poking about among the ruins of time, we shall all be tiny glitters. But then, so are diamonds. – James Thurber

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The great thing about university is that they incline you to get up and do it, from the Classics to modern plays, to the humor that Monty Pythons made popular. – Michael York

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I think that different pleasures work for different readers – a friend of mine wont read anything thats not a cardiovascular sort of page-turner. I tend to care less about plot, but Im a sucker for humor and strangeness. – Karen Russell

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As a person, he was wonderful. He really was a great person. He was full of life. He had a great sense of humor. Very talented, of course, but very caring to his parents. There was a very endearing quality about Elvis. – Priscilla Presley

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If golf wasnt enjoyable and there wasnt a lot of humor and enjoyment, even though the game is so frustrating, you would wonder why you put yourself through it. – Ray Romano

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