Writing Humor Quotes

• The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.

  Philip Roth

  Work, Writing, Sisterhood

  1979 In the NewYorkTimes Book Review,15 Jul.

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• The road to Hell is paved with unbought stuffed dogs.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Dog, Writing, Sisterhood

  Ernest Hemingway (2016). “The Sun Also Rises”, p.37, Hamilton Books

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• The road to hell is paved with adverbs.

  Stephen King

  Movie, Writing, Sisterhood

  FaceBook post by Stephen King from Feb 06, 2013

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• The road to hell is paved with leeks and potatoes

  Julie Powell

  Writing, Sisterhood, Skulls

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• The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

  Samuel Johnson

  Wisdom, Writing, Procrastination

  Statement on April 14, 1775. "Life of Samuel Johnson". Book by James Boswell. Volume II, 1791.

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• Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.

  Dave Barry

  God, Writing, Stupidity

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• I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.

  A. J. Liebling

  Witty, Powerful, Humorous

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• Writing humor in my column isn't as dangerous as performing it. If I fail in front of a live audience, the humiliation is as great as anything a human being can suffer.

  Art Buchwald

  Writing, Suffering, Failing

  Art Buchwald (1994). “Leaving home: a memoir”, Thorndike Pr

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• Writing helped to have jobs that involved running around, pushing things like dish carts and wheelbarrows. It would be hard to sit at a desk all day, and then come to sit at another desk. Also, it helps to abandon hope. If I sit at my computer, determined to write a New Yorker story I won't get beyond the first sentence. It's better to put no pressure on it. What would happen if I followed the previous sentence with this one, I'll think. If the eighth draft is torture, the first should be fun. At least if you're writing humor.

  David Sedaris

  Running, Jobs, Fun

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• At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious.

  Richard Russo

  Writing, Thinking, Risk

  "Failbetter" Interview, www.failbetter.com.

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• Writing humor is not something every single person can do.

  Celia Rivenbark

  Writing, Single Person, Persons

  "Celia Rivenbark releases 'You Don't Sweat Much for a Fat Girl'". USA Today Interview, www.usatoday.com. August 17, 2011.

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• My senior year of high school, I was voted Wittiest. So, several years later, I decided to try my hand at writing humor to see if I could be witty enough to make some money.

  Barbara Park

  Senior, Witty, Writing

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• And, you know, I liked writing humor. Well, I should say, I wanted to write seriously, but it kept turning funny.

  Roseanne Barr

  Writing, Should, Wells

  "Pioneering Comedian Roseanne Barr on Her Life on Screen as a “Working-Class Domestic Goddess”". Interview with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. July 25, 2011.

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• I had mostly been writing humor books, and my instinct is generally to go for the joke.

  Jory John

  Book, Writing, Instinct

  Interview with Roger Sutton, www.hbook.com. February 3, 2015.

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