Laughing Quotes - Page 19

• For the moment, he's off plotting his Igoresque revenge. I don't know about you, but I have this image of him rubbing his hands together and laughing like Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory. (Kyrian)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Revenge, Hands, Together

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2005). “Night Pleasures/Night Embrace”, p.37, Macmillan

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• But let us laugh carelessly like other men. Let us be timid even among fools. Let us knot silence around our throats. For they would surely kill us.

  Glenway Wescott

  Men, Silence, Fool

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• Must a name mean something?" Alice asked doubtfully. Of course it must," Humpty Dumpty said with a short laugh; "my name means the shape I am - and a good handsome shape it is, too. With a name like yours, you might be any shape, almost.

  Lewis Carroll

  Mean, Names, Shapes

  'Through the Looking-Glass' (1872) ch. 6

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• I moved up beside Jamie."I have to go." She frowned at me. "Where?" I pressed a hand to the bottom of my belly. "My bladder.It-" Ah." She gave a small laugh. "We interrupt this life-or-death situation for a pregnancy pee break. Don't see that in the movies, do you?

  Kelley Armstrong

  Pregnancy, Hands, Break

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• Life was not to be sitting in hot amorphic leisure in my backyard idly writing or not writing, as the spirit moved me. It was, instead, running madly, in a crowded schedule, in a squirrel cage of busy people. Working, living, dancing, dreaming, talking, kissing- singing, laughing, learning.

  Sylvia Plath

  Running, Dream, Writing

  Sylvia Plath (2007). “The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath”, p.118, Anchor

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• She stares at me for a moment, and then she bursts out laughing. “You haven’t seen his perfect little wife and his perfect little girls. Believe me, Oliver, I’m not the great love of his life, the one he’ll never forget.” “You are to me,” I say.

  Jodi Picoult

  Girl, Believe, Perfect

  Jodi Picoult (2012). “The Jodi Picoult Collection #4: Change of Heart, Handle with Care, and House Rules”, p.1443, Simon and Schuster

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• A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.

  Wanda Sykes

  Guy, Comedy, Jokes

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• The burden of the self is lightened with I laugh at myself.

  Rabindranath Tagore

  Inspirational, Laughter, Light

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• People think our music's very aggressive or angry or whatever, and it's just the opposite, really... I like laughing. And I like being really calm before a show, and smiley.

  Serj Tankian

  Thinking, Opposites, People

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I learned very early that an audience would relax and look at things differently if they felt they could laugh with you from time to time. There's an energy that comes through the release of tension that is laughter.

  Twyla Tharp

  Happiness, Art, Laughter

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• I think in my case, I had no choice but to have a good sense of humor. I grew up with my dad, Danny Thomas, and George Burns and Bob Hope and Milton Berle and Sid Caesar and all those guys were at our house all the time and telling jokes and making each other laugh.

  Marlo Thomas

  Dad, Thinking, Choices

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• One of the best parts of Thanksgiving for me is re-watching some of the classic holiday blunders that have been depicted on television. I remember laughing uncontrollably on the set of 'That Girl' back in 1967 when we shot the episode, 'Thanksgiving Comes But Once A Year, Hopefully' during our second season.

  Marlo Thomas

  Girl, Holiday, Years

  "Wishing You A Happy, Blunder-Free Thanksgiving" by Marlo Thomas, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 25, 2013.

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• I’ll abide by my word, but you will never win me back! Believe me, in two weeks I will slice open your throat, drink from your blood, and then pierce your heart and laugh while your body explodes into dust. (Zephyra) Beautiful imagery. You should write for Hallmark. (Stryker)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Beautiful, Believe, Writing

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2008). “One Silent Night”, p.69, Macmillan

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• I appreciate life, talk a lot, love to laugh, and am very optimistic.

  Kiana Tom

  Love, Optimistic, Appreciate

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• "Well, it's no use your talking about waking him," said Tweedledum, "when you're only one of the things in his dream. You know very well you're not real."

  Lewis Carroll

  Dream, Real, Thinking

  "Through the Looking-Glass". Book by Lewis Carroll, ch. 4, 1871.

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• My way of fitting in was through jokes and making people laugh.

  Carrot Top

  People, Way, Fitting

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The Linux philosophy is "laugh in the face of danger". Oops. Wrong one. "Do it yourself". That's it.

  Linus Torvalds

  Philosophy, Technology, Faces

  Google Groups post (linux.dev.kernel newsgroup), groups.google.com. October 16, 1996.

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• If I told you what it takes to reach the highest high you'd laugh and say nothing that simple, but you've been told many times before messiah's point you to the door though no one's got the guts to leave the temple.

  Pete Townshend

  Simple, Doors, Temples

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• Man appears for a little while to laugh and weep, to work and play, and then to go to make room for those who shall follow him in the never-ending cycle.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Men, Play, Littles

  Aiden Wilson Tozer (1965). “The Knowledge of the Holy”, p.55, Fig

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• Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

  Martin Farquhar Tupper

  Strong, Fear, People

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• Raphael snapped, "This isn't funny." "That's why no one's laughing." Jace stood, hauling Raphael upright, jamming the tip of his knife between Raphael's shoulder blades.

  Cassandra Clare

  Knives, Jace, Blades

  Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.240, Simon and Schuster

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• Drama can feel like therapy whereas comedy feels like there's been a pressure and a weight lifted off of you. You come to work and you laugh all day, you go home and you feel light and there's a certain feeling when you're sitting with the audience and they leave after 90 minutes and it's just pure escapism and they're happy.

  Gabrielle Union

  Drama, Home, Light

  "Gabrielle Union talks about The Honeymooners". movieweb.com. June 07, 2005.

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• You don't die. You just... get really angry and then after you're angry you hurt a lot and then the best thing is that one day you remember something she said or did and you laugh instead of crying.

  Melina Marchetta

  Hurt, One Day, Remember Something

  Melina Marchetta (2007). “Looking for Alibrandi”, p.61, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• You know, there's nothing like seeing the smile on my kids' faces. Laughing together. Playing. It's the best.

  Mark Wahlberg

  Smile, Kids, Together

  Interview with Dan Hyman, www.gq.com. January 11, 2012.

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• I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.

  Bill Watterson

  Track, Interesting, Musical

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