One always writes comedy at the moment of deepest hysteria.
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Quoted in "V.S. Naipaul in Search of Himself: A Conversation" with Mel Gussow, The New York Times, (24 April 1994)V. S. Naipaul
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God writes a lot of comedy, Donna; the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny.
Garrison Keillor
The first cut is the deepest, Baby I know —
The first cut is the deepest
'Cause when it comes to being lucky, she's cursed
When it comes to lovin' me, she's worst
But when it comes to being loved, she's first
That's how I know
The first cut is the deepest.Cat Stevens
"Leaf by Niggle" ends as a comedy, even as a "divine comedy," on more levels than one. But while it looks forward to "divine comedy", it incorporates and springs from a sense of earthly tragedy: failure, anxiety, and frustration.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Comedy doesn't really have any meaning without sadness … The most meaningful comedy comes from some really serious pathos.
Becky Stark
One man writes a novel. One man writes a symphony. It is essential that one man make a film.
Stanley Kubrick
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