Understanding humor is like dissecting a live frog. It can be done, but the frog tends to die in the process.
E. B. WhiteA poet's pleasure is to withhold a little of his meaning, to intensify by mystification. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it.
E. B. WhiteThe whole duty of a writer is to please and satisfy himself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one.
E. B. White