I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor. less than 1 minute read
Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good humor, to a state of chronic edginess and the perpetual scanning of bank statements. less than 1 minute read
Our records, if you have a dark sense of humor, were funny, but our records weren’t about comedy. They were about protests, fantasy, confrontation and all that. less than 1 minute read
Art at its most significant is a Distant Early Warning System that can always be relied on to tell the old culture what is beginning to happen to it. less than 1 minute read
I like to deal with EVERY aspect of our condition, and that means terror and humor in equal mix. Some books have more room for humor than others. less than 1 minute read
Newspaper people, once celebrated as founts of ribald humor and uncouth fun, have of late lost all their gaiety, and small wonder. less than 1 minute read
