"Great comedy calls large matters into question."

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

Penelope Gilliatt

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“I am from Britain and think it is right that as a woman I am paid the same as my male counterparts. I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and decision-making of my country. I think it is right that socially I am afforded the same respect as men. But sadly I can say that there is no one country in the world where all women can expect to receive these rights.”
“A lot of my old stuff is pretty simple. The new stuff is slightly more in-depth.”
“I think all members of Congress are very concerned about the fact that, while we want to see our law enforcement agencies have every means they can possibly have to combat terrorism, we've got to remember that we've had a Constitution in place for 225 years, and it has served us well.”

Source : "Rep. Saxby Chambliss: Anti-terrorism measures in the U.S". CNN Chat Room, www.cnn.com. October 2, 2001.
“Well, any time you do anything good, it's man versus himself, right? That's the art, the challenge.”
“I certainly think we're going to see more and more graphic novels and more illustrated novels.”
“Every experiment destroys some of the knowledge of the system which was obtained by previous experiments.”
“The female of all species are most dangerous when they appear to retreat.”
“The soul is restored through union with God.”

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