“Any thing awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.”
Charles Lamb (1775–1834) English essayist
Letter to Southey (August 9, 1815)
Source: The Laundry Files, The Fuller Memorandum (2010), Chapter 8, “Club Zero” (pp. 133-134)
“Any thing awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.”
Charles Lamb (1775–1834) English essayist
Letter to Southey (August 9, 1815)
Jonathan Safran Foer book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005), p. 79
Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) Canadian poet and singer-songwriter
"You Have Loved Enough"
Ten New Songs (2001)
Context: I swept the marble chambers,
But you sent me down below.
You kept me from believing
Until you let me know:
That I am not the one who loves —
It's love that chooses me.
When hatred with his package comes,
You forbid delivery.
Jack Kirby (1917–1994) American comic book artist, writer and editor
"Jack Kirby Interview" http://www.tcj.com/jack-kirby-interview/6/, Gary Groth, The Comics Journal, #134, (February 1990, posted May 23, 2011).
Richard Paul Evans (1962) American writer
Source: The Christmas List
Gracie Allen (1902–1964) American actress and comedienne
Accepting a proposal of marriage from George Burns in December 1925, after a long period of reluctance, and dismissal of his overtures, as quoted in Gracie : A Love Story (1988) by George Burns, p. 17
Lisa Kleypas (1964) American writer
Source: Blue-Eyed Devil