When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again.

We should treat all the trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality.

The poisons are our principal medicines, which kill the disease and save the life.

I really try to enjoy life and have joy with what I do.

Attitude isn't everything, but it is one thing that can make a difference in your life.

There are only two realities in life: death and laughter. We can do nothing to change the former, so we might as well do all we can to save the latter.

Everything about life is a joke. Don't you know that?

Happy girls are the prettiest

If you're a black kid from the streets and somebody is rapping about parents not understanding, you'd laugh at that.

I am rarely injured.

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, and yet so many Americans are left to fight this battle without the coverage, support, and resources they need.

I think that 'Saving Grace' is pretty funny. I think that the show and the woman have a pretty great sense of humor.