"Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself – with a smile." ― J. B. Priestley Topic(s): Humor More From J. B. Priestley "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." "We pay when old for the excesses of youth." "When I was young there was no respect for the young, and now that I am old there is no respect for the old. I missed out coming and going." More In Humor "Wit – the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out."― Ambrose Bierce "There are psychological repercussions to illness and we need a little more help to get through the effects not only on the afflicted but on the family. And I think there’s even a place for humor in that."― Alan Thicke "People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family."― Keith Henson