F. Sionil Jose Quotes

Humor writing is something that comes naturally to me.

I can't not write funny. It's literally the only way I know how to do it.

It's very hard to write humor.

Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius.

People often ask me how I make things funny. I don't make things funny.

My greatest regret as a writer is that I've never been able to include as many jokes as I'd like.

I regard the writing of humor as a supreme artistic challenge.

As a former writer for the 'National Lampoon,' I've probably contributed to the sea of sarcasm in which we live.

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way.

Writing humor is not something every single person can do.

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.

Now the point of comedy is not just looking funny, it's use of language. We have at our disposal a great language... and the imaginative, creative use of that language can be at the service of humour.

I've always been very upfront about the way I write, and I've always used the tools humorists use, such as exaggeration.

At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious.

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.

But in terms of satire and comedy, our biggest and earliest influence was Mad magazine.

Humor writing requires a rhythm and timing, as well as some kind of connection to the reader, and I think that's how I tap into it.

The pun exists in a social and political void, caring nothing for the issues of its day, content merely to display itself in its small cleverness.

Comedy, at least the way I write comedy, is just drama with jokes.

Everyone can write jokes and makes things clever.

And, you know, I liked writing humor. Well, I should say, I wanted to write seriously, but it kept turning funny.

I'm not hurting anybody. Comedy's all about innuendo. I'm putting it out there just like anybody else.

I like to write a lot of satire.

I'm not really big on slapstick humor. I like gentle humor.

I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know I'm on the right track.