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Quotes About Humor

You knew what his opinion of you was, while he -- Well, 'twas ever thus. We know, always have. They don't. Not quite. It has, you will admit, its humorous side, and sometimes, its conveniences.
~ Nella Larsen
I couldn't buy the lice off a sick cat, the cabbie answered from the very depths of self-deprecation.
~ Nelson Algren
No, you're not getting it. You see… never mind. Listen, I want you to get a headache at nine-forty-five." "You're giving me a headache now." She added, "And why do I always have to get a headache? People are beginning to think I have a terminal disease. Why don't you say your hemorrhoids are acting up at nine-forty-five?
~ Nelson DeMille
talented wisecracker.…
~ Nelson DeMille
The way to a woman's heart is through her funny bone. Women like men who make them laugh. I think.
~ Nelson DeMille
I'm a good Methodist and a bitch. But only once a month.
~ Nelson DeMille
had to tell Jimmy to lighten up
~ Nelson DeMille
Cops say that FBI means "fabulously boring individuals
~ Nelson DeMille
She laughed again. "You're terrible. What are you going to complain about in the States?" "The quality of winter strawberries." Hollis glanced at his watch.
~ Nelson DeMille
This guy I know went into a sex shop and asked the proprietor for a blow-up sex doll." "Is this a joke?" "So the proprietor asks, 'You want a Christian doll, a Jewish doll, or a Muslim doll?' And the guy says, 'What difference does it make?' And the proprietor says, 'Well, the Muslim dolls blow themselves up.
~ Nelson DeMille
They should have a slot game called Sucker. You get a row of five suckers and the machine kicks you in the nuts and swallows all the coins in your tray.
~ Nelson DeMille
Do you know why sharks don't eat lawyers? Professional courtesy.
~ Nelson DeMille
The Irish are beautiful bullshitters. I mean, you know they're lying, they know you know they're lying, but they do it with so much charm, conviction, and energy that everyone feels kind of good about it.
~ Nelson DeMille
the guy from the Midwest goes up to a New Yorker on the street and says, "Excuse me, sir, can you tell me how to get to the Empire State Building, or should I just go fuck myself?
~ Nelson DeMille
people firing rifles with live ammunition at me. Do you know what I did? I laughed. It was too ludicrous.
~ Nelson DeMille
Me, Mia. Mama mia, Mia. Otis is rigor mortis.
~ Nelson DeMille
What are you thinking about?" "This guy I know went into a sex shop and asked the proprietor for a blow-up sex doll." "Is this a joke?" "So the proprietor asks, 'You want a Christian doll, a Jewish doll, or a Muslim doll?' And the guy says, 'What difference does it make?' And the proprietor says, 'Well, the Muslim dolls blow themselves up.
~ Nelson DeMille
So, this guy walks into the bar and says to the bartender, 'You know, all lawyers are assholes.' And a guy at the end of the bar says, 'Hey, I heard that. I resent that.' And the first guy says, 'Why? Are you a lawyer?' And the other guy says, 'No, I'm an asshole.
~ Nelson DeMille
Do you know why Italians don't like Jehovah's Witnesses?" "No… why?" "Italians don't like any witnesses.
~ Nelson DeMille
She told me, 'I said for better or worse, Dick, but I never said for lunch.
~ Nelson DeMille
Well, ain't you the clam's cuticle!" said Mr. Ogden.
~ Ngaio Marsh
an Empire-less Britain would be just a 'cold and unimportant little island where we should all have to work very hard and live mainly on herring and potatoes'.
~ Niall Ferguson
I'd love to, she finally said,on one condition. I steadied myself, hoping it wasn't something too awful. Yes? You have to promise that you won't fall in love with me. I knew she was kidding me by the way she laughed, and I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Sometimes, I had to admit, Jamie had a pretty good sense of humor. I smiled and gave her my word.
~ Nicholas Sparks
She was everything I wanted. She was beautiful and charming, with a quick sense of humor, and she supported me in everything I did.
~ Nicholas Sparks