Quotes About Humor

A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth.

I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one occasion, thought I might.

I nodded sagely. "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." Masur looked at me quizzically. "Dan Quayle said that," I added. Whether he actually did or not, I liked the quote.

As soon as you are trying to be funny or dramatic, that's when things start feeling fake and boring.

I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out. —David Sedaris

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.

so funny. The sun was shining into part of

I died at Lake Silencio and all my wife got me was this lousy T-shirt.

A veces, cuando bromea, la gente ignorante tiene una especie de inspirada temeridad que es de lo más alegre y contagiosa. Le levanta a uno el ánimo.

Good that you are here, as Peter and I couldn't find our asses with both hands." Pico had never heard such an expression, and stopped just short of offering assistance.

but as his father used to say when he had a few drinks taken, you couldn't expect bloody miracles when you were talking about God.

He may be president, but he still comes home and swipes my socks.

Somebody cracks a joke, a whole row laughs, one witticism sets off another, and, like matches, they flare up and burn down.

Cloudkit's eyes widened. "Phew, I bet she was a grump! Did she claw you?" "Only with her tongue," Fireheart replied. "And that's sharp enough!

She let go. "You looked so funny flapping your paws around! Like a fledgling just out of the nest!

Bluestar leading a patrol?" muttered Cloudpaw. "That ought to go well. Watch out for flying hedgehogs!

Drizzle pricked her ears. "Yesterday she said that I was as dumb as a water vole. But I'm not." "Of course you're not!" Pine Needle's whiskers twitched mischievously. "You're dumber.

that I slipped on some wet leaves, went nose over paws, and crashed into a tree. Great StarClan, it hurt! And what hurt even more was that I was pretty sure Firestar had to stop himself from laughing.

You're lumbering around like a badger today," Ashfur scolded. Spiderleg and Mousepaw padded out of the ferns with Honeypaw and Sandstorm. "More like a hibernating hedgehog!" Mousepaw teased.

Decided?" Lionblaze whispered into Hollyleaf's ear. "Look out for flying hedgehogs.

Oh, no," meowed Thornclaw. "There's not enough meat on you to be a decent meal.

Thank you, Mistyfoot," he meowed. "I won't forget this. And if ever I can do anything for you—" "Just go!" Mistyfoot hissed. As Fireheart slipped past her toward the gap in the bushes, she added with a purr of amusement, "And don't forget the fox dung.

Mouse brain!!

Silverstream: You idiot!!! What are you doing in my territory??? Graystripe:...Drowning? Silverstream: Can't you do that in your own territory? Graystripe: Ah, but who would rescue me there?