Real humor does not come from sacrificing the reality of a moment in order to crack a cheap joke, but in finding the joke in the reality of the moment.

—Truth in Comedy, The Manual of Improvisation Charna Halpern, Del Close, and Kim “Howard” Johnson

Laughing and crying, you know it’s the same release.

—Joni Mitchell

I am big enough to admit that I am often inspired by myself.

—Leslie Knope