"A joke's a very serious thing."

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Source : 'The Ghost' (1763) bk. 4, l. 1386

Charles Churchill

#Humor Quotes #Serious Quotes #Jokes Quotes

“There are people who prefer to look their fate in the eye”

Source : Keith Johnstone (2012). “Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre”, p.92, Routledge
“The window shades have all been removed. Nighttime is now free to encroach.”
“For a novelist, the gaps in a story are as intriguing as material that still exists.”
“Do not stand still disputing about your election, but set to repenting and believing. Cry to God for converting grace. Revealed things belong to you; in these busy yourself.... Whatever God's purposes may be, I am sure His promises are true. Whatever the decrees of heaven may be, I am sure if I repent and believe I shall be saved.”

Source : "A Sure Guide to Heaven".
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
“Young people get the foolish idea that what is new for them must be new for everybody else too. No matter how unconventional they get, they're just repeating what others before them have done.”

Source : Yukio Mishima (2010). “After The Banquet”, p.10, Random House
“So for me, fashion was about standing out as an individual - and it helped me get the attention that most people try to get with publicity stunts or by doing other crazy things. But I just let the attention come to me naturally, and I think some of that has to do with my fashion.”
“Snap judgments? I'd gotten over those about the time I was toilet trained. Swore off diapers and faith in the human experience all in one week.”

Source : Rob Thurman (2006). “Nightlife”, p.42, Penguin

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