"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven." ― Mark Twain Topic(s): Humor Tags: humor, secret, source More From Mark Twain "When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself." "Golf is a good walk spoiled." "A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds." More In Humor "I can’t believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary."― Lou Holtz "He has such a patronizing tone and manner, and such a sarcastic sense of humor. I found him rather brutal, a kind of elegant brutality which appealed. No, I think he came pretty much off the page."― Jeremy Northam "At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don’t really think of myself as ‘writing humor.’ I’m simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious."― Richard Russo