#so

You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And often, people who are very self-aware will only sound as if they are pontificating if they tell the story. ↗

— Ann Beattie

#often #only #out #people #person

Some readers allow their prejudices to blind them. A good reader knows how to disregard inappropriate responses. ↗

— John Barton

#blind #disregard #good #how #inappropriate

The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this. ↗

— Mark Twain

#course #demands #finest #made #more

I had some friends that tried it down there, and I went to a couple of open mics, and I just kind of got this... this sick urge to try it instead of just watching it. ↗

— Todd Barry

#down #friends #got #had #i

In books lies the soul of the whole past time. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#lies #past #past time #soul #time

I mean, I've had bartenders and waiters and waitresses make a comment about a joke of mine, like pointing out some sort of logic error or something that I've never even thought about, and they're right. ↗

— Todd Barry

#comment #error #even #had #i

Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved. ↗

— Mark Twain

#birth #funeral #grieve #involved #person

I would call it a comedy variety show. We have some people just doing straight standup. We usually try to have one musical act of sort. So its just people being funny in different ways, not just sketch, not just standup, not just characters, all of those things. ↗

— Todd Barry

#being #being funny #call #characters #comedy

Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

#become #end #greatest #in the end #interesting

I've always said that one night, I'm going to find myself in some field somewhere, I'm standing on grass, and it's raining, and I'm with the person I love, and I know I'm at the very point I've been dreaming of getting to. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

#always #been #dreaming #field #find