I was brought up Catholic and, of course, I strayed and repudiated it. That's a painful thing to … - George Meyer

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Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

George Meyer

I was brought up Catholic and, of course, I strayed and repudiated it. That's a painful thing to go through, because you have to look back and realize that you wasted a gigantic chunk of your life.

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When people have no interest in a subject, it's very hard to get them to laugh about it. If I had to write ten jokes about potholders, I don't think I could do it. But I could write ten jokes about Catholicism in the next twenty minutes.

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The most oblivious people are often the happiest.

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I'm a pessimist, but I have many painstakingly applied coats of optimism.

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As a writer you sometimes feel the need to shake things up.

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Every joke can't be dazzling. And if you think you spotted an inconsistency, you did!

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This is what I like, sitting at a table and watching people go by. It does something to your outlook on life. The Anglo-Saxons make a great mistake not staring at people from a sidewalk table.

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