"But then they danced down the street like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!""

Kerouac, Jack on Passion
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"Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God."

Barth, Karl on Laughter
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"Nobody ever died of laughter."

Beerbohm, Sir Max on Laughter
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"Two things reduce prejudice: education and laughter."

Peter, Laurence J. on Prejudice
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"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures."

Gibran, Kahlil on Friends and Friendship
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