Quote by Ayelet Waldman
Im sure there are people who survive tragedy without humor, but Iv

Im sure there are people who survive tragedy without humor, but Ive never met any of them. Nor would I be particularly interested in writing about them if I did meet them. – Ayelet Waldman

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Well, you know, I was raised by a 1970s feminist. My mom had a consciousness-raising group. I used to sit at the top of the stairs and listen to them. – Ayelet Waldman

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mom
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I pity the young woman who will attempt to insinuate herself between my mamas boy and me. I sympathize with the monumental nature of her task. It will take a crowbar, two bulldozers and half a dozen Molotov cocktails to pry my Oedipus and me loose from one another. – Ayelet Waldman

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Nature
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As a novelist, I mined my history, my family and my memory, but in a very specific way. Writing fiction, I never made use of experiences immediately as they happened. I needed to let things fester in my memory, mature and transmogrify into something meaningful. – Ayelet Waldman

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Humor is a very important thing. It is a natural predilection. It is an emotional release. – Ray Stevenson

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Humor

There are psychological repercussions to illness and we need a little more help to get through the effects not only on the afflicted but on the family. And I think theres even a place for humor in that. – Alan Thicke

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Humor

I dont understand how somebody wouldnt have a sense of humor about themselves. – John Malkovich

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Humor

That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you. – A. Whitney Brown

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The Myth of Male Power dealt much more with the political issues, the legal issues, sexual harassment, date rape, women who kill, and those issues were very much more interfaced with the agendas of feminism. – Warren Farrell

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