Fast Funny Women Quotes

“All good writing reflects and illuminates life; Fast Funny Women holds up a compact mirror. In it you'll see yourself. With luck, you'll laugh.”
― Gina Barreca, Fast Funny Women: 75 Essays of Flash Nonfiction

“Telling a funny story doesn't diminish the significance of the event, but instead changes the script. The fear of being laughed at becomes precisely what makes others laugh. You're the narrator and you have control over it. It becomes your story as opposed to something that happened.”
― Gina Barreca, Fast Funny Women: 75 Essays of Flash Nonfiction

“When women are laughing, we're not telling jokes—we're telling stories. We're talking about what happened to us that day. Our lives are a riot.”
― Gina Barreca, Fast Funny Women: 75 Essays of Flash Nonfiction

“But it nevertheless seems odd to reaffirm that women's humor exists, because if you look at any random group of women for more than thirteen seconds, you'll notice we're laughing.”
― Gina Barreca, Fast Funny Women: 75 Essays of Flash Nonfiction

“Most funny women become funny because they have to.”
― Gina Barreca, Fast Funny Women: 75 Essays of Flash Nonfiction

“Most funny women become funny because I have to.”
― Gina Barreca, Fast Funny Women: 75 Essays of Flash Nonfiction