“Accept that you're a pimple and try to keep a lively sense of humor about it. That way lies grace — and maybe even glory.”

“I have a black sense of humor. You try living my life, see what color yours turns.”

“Humor and paradox are often the only ways to respond to life's sorrow with grace.”

“You may not like what's happening, but just accept it, and let's try to live together. Even if you feel angry, let's be patient and endure, let's try to live together. I've realized that this is the only way forward.”

“Maybe this are my glory days, and I'm not even realizing it…”

“It stands to reason that anyone who learns to live well will die well. The skills are the same: being present in the moment, and humble, and brave, and keeping a sense of humor. (361)”

“If you're going to try, go all the way. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs and maybe your mind.”

“It's mandatory in this day and age to be considered to have a sense of humor and to demonstrate it. You're not paying me for a joke, You're paying me for the right joke.”

“Peoples' senses of humor tend to go about as far as their ideology.”

“Even though you're not equipped,
keep searching:
equipment isn't necessary on the way to the Lord.”