Married couples who quarrel bitterly every day may really need each other as deeply as those who appear to be desperately in love.
Edward AbbeyRead
Anywhere, anytime, I'd sacrifice the finest nuance for a laugh, the most elegant trope for a smile.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of humor and laughter over sophistication and complexity in life's moments.
Edward Abbey suggests that the joy brought by laughter and smiles holds greater value than intricate details or artistic expressions. He implies that the simplest acts of joy can outweigh even the most refined elements of life, highlighting a preference for happiness and lightness over pretentiousness.
In practice
This quote could be shared during a speech at a comedy event to highlight the value of laughter.
Married couples who quarrel bitterly every day may really need each other as deeply as those who appear to be desperately in love.
I love America because it is a confused, chaotic mess - and I hope we can keep it this way for at least another thousand years. The permissive society is the free society.
If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.
The earth is real. Only a fool, milking his cow, denies the cow's reality.
I believe in nothing that I cannot touch, kiss, embrace.... The rest is only hearsay.
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I think a playful critique is good for all of us, and that's basically how I see satire functioning. But I'm not interested in a kind of contemptuous satirical vision; I try always, even when I'm knowingly being satirical, to also be humane, but I mean, let's face it: there's plenty in American life to make fun of, and we all participate in it.
He who laughs best today, will also laughs last.
How art thou out of breath when thou hast breath To say to me that thou art out of breath?
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Fish and visitors stink in three days.
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