It was a somber place, haunted by old jokes and lost laughter. Life, as I discovered, holds no more wretched occupation than trying to make the English laugh.

like trying a man's finger for having pulled the trigger of a gun which murdered someone.

One of the many pleasures of old age is giving things up.

The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think.

I am all for jokes, I am all for laughter.

The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth.