So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter. — Gordon W. Allport
I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world. — Sir Peter Ustinov
Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss. — Allen Klein
Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart clumps in the breast with heavy stride — Karl Shapiro
Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything. — Kurt Vonnegut
I used to be funny, and perhaps I’m not anymore. It may be that I have become rather grumpy because — Kurt Vonnegut
Laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species. — Thomas Carlyle
I try to bring the audience’s own drama – tears and laughter they know about – to them. — Judy Garland