"When Death laughs, no one else does"

“I'm a control freak with regards to certain aspects. I think you just have to be when you're making stuff in the world. You have to have a clear idea what you want.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

“I take a less gloomy view. A good life means fighting to be human under growing difficulties. A lot of young folk know this and fight very hard, but after a few years life gets easier for them and they think they've become completely human when they've only stopped trying. I stopped trying, but my life was so full of strenuous routines that I wouldn't have noticed had it been not for my disease. My whole professional life was a diseased and grandiose attack on my humanity. It is an achievement to know that I am simply a wounded and dying man. Who can be more regal than a dying man?”

“I'm a jeans and t-shirt type of girl.”

“Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me', and other such simple courtesies.”

“Because I come from such a close family, my natural instinct is to marry and have kids as soon as possible.”

“Saturday night is perfect for writers because other people have "plans.”

Source : FaceBook post by Mike Birbiglia from Jul 26, 2015

“The customer is always right.”

“When I've mentioned things that I thought only happened to me, or thoughts that I felt had only had crossed my mind, the audience response indicated that they seemed to have happened to, or been thought of by many people.”