Quote by Richard Russo
I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a resul

I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comics best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what hes doing is easy is an occupational hazard. – Richard Russo

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My dad had this rock hard body and would work 12- to 13-hour days. The guys he worked with were scrap-iron guys. Nobody on that road crew had read a book in 10 years, but there was something about the way they lived I really admired. – Richard Russo

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You just kind of have faith. If that sounds kind of mystical, its because I really dont know how it works, but I trust that it does. I try to write the way I read, in order to find out what happens next. – Richard Russo

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I dont think theres a shortage of material in the world. Or in my head. I just pray for continued good health, because Ive got other stories to tell. – Richard Russo

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The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an okay director for that is that I have a sense of humor, and it was supposed to be funny. – Jason Alexander

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Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply calisthenics with words. – Dorothy Parker

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Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke. – Ambrose Bierce

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My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns. – Bret Michaels

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