20th century, primary source, quotes
A succinct and provocative statement by Niels Bohr, flying in the face of the common supposition that the more serious the subject the less appropriate it is to joke about it. It also echoes an equally pithy quotation, from Hemingway’s For Whom the Bells Toll. ...
20th century, English, quotes, research
Seriousness may not seem a suitable subject for a website on fools and jesters. However, it is a grave error to consider that what is funny can’t be serious and what is serious can’t be funny (an error occasionally manifest in the notion that writing is...
20th century, English, primary source, quotes
A fundamental error regarding humour is to assume that jokes aren’t somehow ‘serious’. They can of course be for no purpose than entertainment, but equally can and often are deadly serious in their implications, message or revelation.They can also be...
