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If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.

— Mo Willems
Humor Philosophy

The meek may inherit the earth, but at the moment it belongs to the conceited. Like me.

— Cassandra Clare
Humor

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

— George Carlin
Humor

The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.

— Marjorie Pay Hinckley
Humor Wisdom

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

— Douglas Adams
Humor Philosophy

Why were you lurking under our window?""Yes - yes, good point, Petunia! What were you doing under our windows, boy?""Listening to the news," said Harry in a resigned voice.His aunt and uncle exchanged looks of outrage."Listening to the news! Again?""Well, it changes every day, you see," said Harry.

— J.K. Rowling
Humor

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

— Voltaire
Humor Society & Politics

I came from a real tough neighborhood. Once a guy pulled a knife on me. I knew he wasn't a professional, the knife had butter on it.

— Rodney Dangerfield
Humor

Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.� I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.

— Tina Fey
Humor

Mom. I have something to tell you. I’m undead. Now, I know you may have some preconceived notions about the undead. I know you may not be comfortable with the idea of me being undead. But I’m here to tell you that undead are just like you and me … well, okay. Possibly more like me than you.

— Cassandra Clare
Humor

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

— Winston S. Churchill
Humor Books & Writing

Holey? You have the the whole world of ear-related humor before you, you go for holey?

— J.K. Rowling
Humor

Out of the corner of her eye she thought she saw Jace shoot her a look of white rage - but when she glanced at him, he looked as he always did: easy, confident, slightly bored."In future, Clarissa," he said, "it might be wise to mention that you already have a man in your bed, to avoid such tedious situations.""You invited him into bed?" Simon demanded, looking shaken."Ridiculous, isn't it?" said Jace. "We would never have all fit.""I didn't invite him into bed," Clary snapped. "We were just kissing.""Just kissing?" Jace's tone mocked her with its false hurt. "How swiftly you dismiss our love.

— Cassandra Clare
Humor

Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?

— J.R.R. Tolkien
Humor

Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.

— Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Humor Books & Writing

World quotes adapted from the Abirate/english_quotes dataset (CC BY 4.0). Indian-figure and Hindi/Urdu quotes are a curated compilation of widely-attributed public sayings.