“When a thought takes one’s breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence.”– Thomas W. Higginson Related Quotes “Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself – with a smile.”– J. B. Priestley “I don’t happen to have a sense of humor personally, so I don’t know what’s funny about a character… This happens to be a feature of my life generally.”– Wallace Shawn “I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions… the Jewish, Italian, and Irish humor of the East Coast.”– Colin Firth