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Angela Carter1 quote
Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people. — Angela Carter · 1991James Thurber1 quote
The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel. — James Thurber · 1953John Updike1 quote
Is not the decisive difference between comedy and tragedy that tragedy denies us another chance? — John Updike · 1989Steve Allen1 quote
Tragedy plus time equals comedy. — Steve Allen · 1957