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Hermann Hesse Novelist, Poet
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"Alas, Siddhartha, I see you suffering, but you're suffering a pain at which one would like to laugh, at which you'll soon laugh for yourself."

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Diana Vreeland Fashion Editor
Laughing

"A funny person is funny only for so long, but a wit can sit down and go on being spellbinding forever. One is not meant to laugh. One stays quiet and marvels. Spontaneously witty talk is without question the most fascinating entertainment there is."

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Dylan Moran Comedian
Laughing

"You can see desperation in people who are too eager to laugh because they're in such a hurry not to look at what's confronting them in their lives and that's kind of sad because there's a kind of pornographic aspect to it, of making some sort of pain go away, of hovering around a pain, making yourself numb, not feel anything."

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Charles Bukowski Poet, Novelist
Laughing

"Dear child, I only did to you what the sparrow did to you; I am old when it is fashionable to be young; I cry when it is fashionable to laugh. I hated you when it would have taken less courage to love."

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Bob Marley Musician, Singer-Songwriter
Laughing

"They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself."

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Alexandre Dumas Novelist, Playwright
Laughing

"I do not often laugh, sir, as you may perceive by the air of my countenance; but nevertheless, I retain the privilege of laughing when I please."

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Walt Disney Animator, Film Producer
Laughing

"If I can't find a theme, I can't make a film anyone else will feel. I can't laugh at intellectual humor. I'm just corny enough to like to have a story hit me over the heart."

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