Ann Brashares Quotes

Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw.

Even when I was in high school and the Navy, I was the guy who could rip somebody, and they'd laugh at it.

Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your head in the mud.

I'm not a big fan of comedy roasts because most of the time I find them to be really mean, but once in a while, you'll hear something perfectly worded and well-crafted.

I've actually tried to roast somebody that I don't like, and it doesn't go well. Either they're a bad sport or I'm not as funny as I could be.

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.

The epithets of imbeciles have never bothered me.

I don't mind being the brunt of a joke, so long as it's a good one.

If you are truly offended by an 80-year-old man saying you're not funny, then you're probably not funny.

The comedy on '2 Broke Girls' always comes from a place of love - it's never mean. We're a comedy, and we often go right to the edge. It doesn't bother me. I've encountered this all my life. I've been made fun of all my life.

Since the very beginning, Emeril's had a sense of humor about me calling him names and poking fun at him.

There are two insults no human being will endure: that he has no sense of humor, and that he has never known trouble.

Never say a humorous thing to a man who does not possess humor. He will always use it in evidence against you.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

I've perfected the art of busting on people. That's how comedians show each other love.

I don't care if someone calls me names.

I think it's important to have a sense of humor. You have to be able to laugh at yourself.

I knew how to come up with jokes at someone's expense really fast.

The only reason I was allowed to have a career for a quarter century as an insult comic is because it's all in jest and all for fun.

I'm not mean. I can't do a roast.

I have a sense of humor, and sometimes it gets me into trouble.

You've been checking me out, haven't you? In between your flaming insults? I feel like man candy.

He who does not take insults seriously, is on the path to wisdom.

I'm such a goofball - I need someone who can make fun of me.

How long could we do this before you started bitching?" Simon said as we turned down another street of apartment buildings. "What?" "We've been walking for two days now, and you haven't complained once. It's damned annoying, you know." I looked at him. "If you don't complain, then I can't complain. Not without sounding like a whiny little snot.