"I've met a surprising number of comedy writers whose parents are scientists. Both have an antiauthoritarian slant - they're both skeptics."

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Allison Silverman

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“When I married Humphrey I made up my mind to like sermons, and I set out by liking the end very much. That soon spread to the middle and the beginning, because I couldn't have the end without them.”
“I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny of learning.”
“Iâ€™m from the health department. Youâ€™ve heard of Typhoid Mary? This fellaâ€™s got enough typhoid to start his own colony.”
“When you live as a friend of the now, many changes come into your life.”
“I have a serious investment problem. I have no money.”

Source : Melvin Helitzer (1992). “Comedy Writing Secrets”, Writers Digest Books
“I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done with it, usually another year goes by before I see it in print. It's hard to be patient and wait”
“Men want to put their signature at the bottom; women don't want to finish that letter.”
“I adore the past. So much more restful than the present. So much more dependable than the future.”

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