Kurt Vonnegut Quotes

I have an inability to enjoy things, but that's why we're in comedy. If we were happy, we wouldn't be funny, I guess.

Most comedy comes out of misery.

You never have a comedian who hasn't got a very deep strain of sadness within him or her. Every great clown has been very near to tragedy.

My parents and my sister died... very close together, and after that, I lost quite a bit of my sense of humor. Most of it I think has kind of come back, but I know there was a time when I didn't think things were funny anymore. I kind of think they're funny again.

The more unhappy you are, the more miserable you are, the more you're going to suffer.

Because death and illness are the most horrible things in life, of course that's where the most absurdly funny things are going to happen.

Nothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you that. Yes, yes, it's the most comical thing in the world.

Misery is the stuff of comedy, if one can just live long enough to get over it.

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.

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.

There's no comfort in the truth, pain is all you'll find.

My comedy comes from pain. I can't stand to see someone hurting.

The world is a heartbreaking place, without any question.

The two things in the world we all share in this world are laughter and pain. We've all got problems. The levels of those problems vary, but we've all got problems. When you can take things that are painful and make them funny, that's a gift - to you and your audience.

Sometimes the only way to deal with horrific things in life is through a dark sense of humor.

I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor.

We don't live in the Garden. We live far from Eden. Every life is full of heartaches. Every life, frankly, is unspeakably sad.

What I think is funny is when people, despite tragic situations, are still hopeful, still trying. It's sweet and sad - and, to me, hilarious.

There is no greater sorrow Than to be mindful of the happy time In misery

Humor is really laughing off a hurt, grinning at misery.

Comedy is only funny when there's real pain.

Life is hard. Not great. Kind of tragic.

We are misery-making machines! Homo sapiens has perfected the art of causing suffering. Pain is humankind's collective GDP.

A lot of joking stems from a very dark place a bit.

I find myself laughing at really bad situations.