I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end the comic's best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what he's doing is easy is an occupational hazard.

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.

I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all I was born with this for better or for worse.

The first glass is for myself the second for my friends the third for good humor and the forth for my enemies.

Humor can be an incredible lacerating and effective weapon. And that is the way I use it.

My books are shelved in different places depending on the bookstore. Sometimes they can be found in the Mystery section sometimes in the Humor department and occasionally even in the Literature aisle which is somewhat astounding.

Humor can be an incredible lacerating and effective weapon.

I want everything I do to have humor in it because it seems to me that all of life has that.

Men live by intervals of reason under the sovereignty of humor and passion.

I'm sure there are people who survive tragedy without humor but I've never met any of them. Nor would I be particularly interested in writing about them if I did meet them.