"Funniness is the wild card in the pack."

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Source : Penelope Gilliatt (1990). “To wit: skin and bones of comedy”, Scribner

Penelope Gilliatt

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“We know the excitement of getting a present - we love to unwrap it to see what is inside. So it is with our children. They are gifts we unwrap for years as we discover the unique characters God has made them.”
“That's libertarians for you - anarchists who want police protection from their slaves.”

Source : Kim Stanley Robinson (2003). “Green Mars”, p.479, Spectra
“Again, a smooth answer, signifying nothing.”
“Not all of our work is dark, but when we are working on a dark project, we really tend to go there.”
“There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion.”
“A door jumps out from shadows, then jumps away. This is what I've come to find: the back door, unlatched. Tooled by insular wind, it slams and slams without meaning to and without meaning.”
“How can love let it go when it has no place to go? And I can't go along pretending that love isn't here to stay... Catch me I'm falling for you...”
“Never by reflection, but only by doing is self- knowledge possible to one.”

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