513 Quotes About Wit
- Author Hamlin Garland
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He bantered us, challenged us, electrified us . . . At times his eloquence held us silent as images and some witty turn, some humorous phrase brought roars of applause. At times we cheered almost every sentence, like delegates at a political convention, At other moments we rose in our seats and yelled. There was something hypnotic in his rhythm and phrasing. His power over his auditors was absolute.{Garland's thoughts on the great Robert Ingersoll}
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- Author J.K. Rowling
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Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.
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- Author Oscar Wilde
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Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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- Author Cassandra Clare
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Patience, grasshopper," said Maia. "Good things come to those who wait.""I always thought that was 'Good things come to those who do the wave,'" said Simon. "No wonder I've been so confused all my life.
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- Author J.K. Rowling
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Don't let the muggles get you down.
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- Author Cassandra Clare
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So you're a Shadowhunter,' Nate said. 'De Quincey told me that you lot were monsters.''Was that before or after he tried to eat you?' Will inquired.
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- Author Thomas Pynchon
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If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.
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- Author Joss Whedon
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FRIKKIN' SHOW. I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damn.
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- Author Oscar Wilde
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The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork.
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