"There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt."
-Erma Bombeck
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"I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes.“
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"When humor goes, there goes civilization."
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"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'."
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