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“It was at a conference in Cyprus in 1976, where the theme was the rights of small nations, that I first met Edward Said. It was impossible not to be captivated by him: of his many immediately seductive qualities I will start by mentioning a very important one. When he laughed, it was as if he was surrendering unconditionally to some guilty pleasure. At first the very picture of professorial rectitude, with faultless tweeds, cravats, and other accoutrements (the pipe also being to the fore), he would react to a risqué remark, or a disclosure of something vaguely scandalous, as if a whole Trojan horse of mirth had been smuggled into his interior and suddenly disgorged its contents. The build-up, in other words, was worth one's effort.”

“When psychologist Jennifer Aaker asked people on their deathbeds what they regretted most about their lives, the most common answer was "Wishing I had spent more time laughing with the people I love." Her work reminds us that a life (and career) devoid of levity is a far worse prospect than the moment-to-moment risk of the occasional flop.”