Susanna Fogel Micro humor is a joke that’s contained in the writing: it’s a punch line, it’s a turn of phrase, it’s something that you can see on the page, and no matter who’s saying it, it is, in and of itself, a funny line. – Susanna Fogel Contained Quotes Funny Quotes Humor Quotes Joke Quotes Matter Quotes Micro Quotes Phrase Quotes Punch Quotes Writing Quotes Macro humor is just a person being themselves in a situation, saying whatever they’re going to say, and it’s funny because of the situation and who they are, or they say something, and it’s just so them. When you’re watching a Bond movie, if there’s a violent death, there’s something about cleverly chosen twists, or what props are used, or some way that he’s doing something that feels like an ironic twist, that feels like it gives the audience permission to enjoy watching it and to enjoy watching something that’s otherwise just brutality.
Arden Cho I always feel like people misunderstand the difference between an Asian story and an Asian-American story. That’s completely different, too. I have friends who grew up in Asia, and our experiences are so different. Even though we might look the same, I feel like being Asian and then being Asian-American is completely different. – Arden Cho
Coco RochaFamous If you think of any past artist, there was something that they looked at that inspired them to make their most famous pieces, whether it be the ‘Mona Lisa’ or ‘Venus Rising.’ – Coco Rocha
Brian Kernighan Bell Labs was an astonishing place for many decades, though it fell on somewhat hard times during the telecom meltdown some years ago, as its corporate owner had to cope with shrinking markets. – Brian Kernighan
Colm Toibin The sentences I write have their roots in song and poetry, and take their bearings from music and painting, as much as from the need to impart mere information, or mirror anything. I am not a realist writer, even if I seem like one. – Colm Toibin
Charles C Mann The Paris pact was correctly described by its opponents – greens and anti-greens alike – as toothless. But it was also the first time that nations around the world had officially agreed that climate change was a problem and that concrete steps should be taken to avoid its worst effects. – Charles C Mann
Holly Willoughby I love listening to old ‘Desert Island Discs’ – I just sit there, switch my head off, and just have that moment. – Holly Willoughby
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