“Total absence of humor renders life impossible.”
Colette (1873–1954) 1873-1954 French novelist: wrote Gigi
Chance Acquaintances (1952)
Source: Chance Acquaintances and Julie de Carneilhan
“It was the sort of atmosphere of good humor which so often accompanies a total absence of good taste.”
— Robert Sheckley, book Victim Prime
Source: Victim Prime (1987), Chapter 48 (pp. 187-188)
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