Alice Thomas Ellis Quotes

Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human.

Even in your darkest moments, you'll think of something that'll crack you up.

I laugh every day. There are days when my laughs are pretty hollow. Dust comes out of your mouth, and your bones make a funny sound. But I'm laughing.

Comedy doesn't always have to come from a dark place.

Comedy is here to bring joy to the world, whether you want to hear the curse words or not.

In laughter all that is evil comes together, but is pronounced holy and absolved by its own bliss.

That older and greater church to which I belong: the church where the oftener you laugh the better, because by laughter only can you destroy evil without malice

Some people just derive great joy from making other people laugh. And I do, but I don't feel like I need to do it 24 hours a day.

My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon.

The idea behind doing comedies is that you go home a little happier.

I believe that every paper in the country should have one headline that when you read it, you laugh so hard you can't stand it. It has to be that way. What about a headline like this: 'Hippo Eats Dwarf'? How good is that? You read that headline, and you immediately close the paper and say, 'Wow, it's gonna be a great day.

Evil is dull, that is the worst of it.

Just having someone make you laugh so hard that it hurts is so healing to me.

Laughter always forgives.

My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh.

What is evil?-Whatever springs from weakness.

What makes people laugh? . . . It's a happy marriage between a person who needs to laugh and someone who's got one to give.

I love people who make me laugh!

Let's focus on the funny. ... That's what I'm focused on... This is the gift God gave me. That's what I want to touch in people.

Humor is wit and love.

A positive attitude and a sense of humor go together like biscuits and gravy.

Doing actual comedic material is just about the most joyful endeavor ever. That's the truth. The only time it's not funny is when business gets in the way.

I learned how to make jokes because I wanted to give people as much fun as they did, and I guess I did, too.

Random things make me laugh.

I think the reward for doing comedy is doing the comedy itself. You get to go to work everyday and laugh and make other people laugh and to me there's no greater reward than that.