A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go.
Max EastmanLaughter puts your brain, your central nervous system and your whole being into a state of free play.
Max EastmanClassic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance.
Max Eastman