“My feeling about fiction, regardless of the genre, is that it is meant to be a representation of life. I want my books to give a whole spectrum of experiences to my readers. Not just fear or terror or revulsion, but excitement, laughter, pain, sorrow, desire, etc.” WantGivingBookWholeFeelingsPainDesireFictionReaderSorrowLaughterTerrorGenreExcitementEtcMeant To BeRepresentationSpectrumGenre IsRevulsion Author:Richard Laymon
“I have a great desire to make people smile - not laugh. Laughter is too aggressive. People bare their teeth.” PeopleDesireLaughingLaughterTeethAggressiveMake People Smile Author:Muriel Spark
“Technological consciousness takes itself dead seriously; it has no sense of humor. The fool can play no role in it, for there is no other realm that is can see beyond itself to which the fool can point. Consciousness in the throes of desire cannot tolerate laughter any more than criticism of laughter can be tolerated in a moment of sexual lust.” PlayMomentsDesireConsciousnessRolesFoolLaughterCriticismLustRealmsSense Of HumorTolerateTechnological Book:Moral Philosophy and the Modern World Source: Moral Philosophy and the Modern World