Quote by Sloane Crosley
I think a lot of humor is about distracting yourself. Pretend your

I think a lot of humor is about distracting yourself. Pretend youre not trying to make it funny. Because for some reason the effort to be funny smells like sulphur in our culture. – Sloane Crosley

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I hope to one day co-sign a lease with another person but, well, it doesnt plague me that I have yet to do so. Put it this way: Ive never had to violently tug at my own pillow at 2 A.M. to get myself to stop snoring. – Sloane Crosley

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You cant possibly fathom the ins and outs of a prepubescent beauty treatment until youve felt the strange but exhilarating tingle of a cottage-cheese-and-Pop-Rocks facial. – Sloane Crosley

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Some of the writers I admire who seem very, very funny and very emotional to me can develop a closeness with the reader without giving too much of themselves away. Lorrie Moore comes to mind, as does David Sedaris. When they write, the reader thinks that theyre being trusted as a friend. – Sloane Crosley

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