Quotes about comedy
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Hal, ’tis my vocation, Hal, ’tis no sin for a man to labour in his vocation.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597), Act I, Scene II, spoken by FalstaffIn context- William Shakespeare1564–1616Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597), Act II, Scene IV, spoken by FalstaffIn context
I had rather be a kitten, and cry “mew”
Than one of these same metre ballad-mongersWilliam Shakespeare1564–1616Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597), Act III, Scene I, spoken by HotspurIn contextI am nothing but a bundle of nerves dressed up to look like a man.
Wilkie Collins1824–1889The Woman in White (1860), Second Epoch, The Story Continued by Frederick Fairlie, Esq., of Limmeridge HouseIn contextWhatever happens in a house, robbery or murder, it doesn’t matter, you must have your breakfast.
Wilkie Collins1824–1889The Moonstone (1868), First Period: The Loss of the Diamond (1848), Chapter XIIn context“Faith, sir,” replied the story-teller, “as to that matter, I don’t believe one half of it myself.”
