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“No sadder sound salutes you than the clear, Wild laughter of the loon.”

Sound Clear Laughter Salute

Book:Poems

Source: Poems

“The laughter of girls is, and ever was, among the delightful sounds of earth.”

Earth Girl Sound Laughter Delightful

Book:De Quincey's works

Source: De Quincey's works

“People laugh at me. Sometimes I know why, and sometimes I don't. But I can pretty much find humor in anything. That is a necessary part of life. I don't want to say laughter is healing, because it sounds corny, but it's a release.”

People Knows Want I Can Sometimes Sound Healing Laughing Laughter Release Corny Parts Of Life

Author:Jennifer Aniston

“Amis is acutely, vibrantly sensitive to the different registers of laughter. He knows that it can be the most affirming and uniquely human sound, and also the most sinister and animalistic one. He understands every note of every octave that separates the liberating shout of mirth from the cackle of a bully or the snigger of a sadist.”

Knows Humans Book Different Language Sound Laughter Notes Sensitive Bully Liberating Register Sinister Mirth Affirming Animalistic

Author:Martin Amis

“Feelings aroused by the touch of someones hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith - all work on both the unconscious and the conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences as well.”

“Describing laughter: The sound is produced by a deep inspiration followed by short, interrupted, spasmodic contractions of the chest, and especially the diaphragm... the mouth is open more or less widely, with the corners drawn much backwards, as well as a little upwards; and the upper lip is somewhat raised.”

Wells Littles Inspiration Sound Laughter Mouths Raised Lips Corners Chests Backwards Describing Interrupted Contractions

Author:Charles Darwin

“Dignity takes alarm at the unexpected sound of laughter.”

Sound Laughter Dignity Unexpected Alarms

Author:Mason Cooley