“Look, here’s the thing—if you’re in this business and you can cover your overhead by writing exactly what you want, you’re living the dream.”
― Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers
― Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers
“Love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.”
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“I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.”
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“Only a psychopath would ever think of doing these things, only a psychopath would dream of abusing other people in such a way, only a psychopath would treat people as less than human just for money. The shocking truth is, even though they now have most if not all of the money, they want still more, they want all of the money that you have left in your pockets, they want it all because they have no empathy with other people, with other creatures, they have no feeling for the world which they exploit, they have no love or sense of being or belonging for their souls are dead, dead to all things but greed and a desire to rule over others.”
― Corpalism
― Corpalism
“Part of success is just starting something, working toward a goal, and then living long enough to achieve it.”
― Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers
― Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers
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