John Oliver
Comedian
"When you're dealing with serious subjects, there is a pressure to be absolutely sure that you know what you're doing."
Serious Subjects quotes
Serious Subjects
6 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Milan Kundera
Writer
"The combination of a frivolous form and a serious subject immediately unmasks the truth about our dramas."
Joyce Carol Oates
Author, Poet
"I don't think I'm morbid by nature. Serious writers have always written about serious subjects. Lighthearted material doesn't appeal to me, and I don't read it. I think I'm a realist, with a realistic sensibility of history and the tragedy of history."
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