I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly.
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I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of weakening the reader's defenses so that I can more easily take him to something more.
The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.
I'd always used humour as a weapon, as a protection. But being able to make people laugh is a way of not getting in too deep; it's a quick, transient fix.
I think a lot of humor is about distracting yourself. Pretend you're not trying to make it funny. Because for some reason the effort to be funny smells like sulphur in our culture.
I think humor is used a lot of the time to keep people from getting too close. Humor side-steps and shifts the meaning.
Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch.
Now the point of comedy is not just looking funny, it's use of language. We have at our disposal a great language... and the imaginative, creative use of that language can be at the service of humour.
I don't want to sound facetious, but humour is the key to the soul. You know what I mean?
The thing about a sense of humour is that it's not bestowed on the good. It's just randomly dished out.
Of the things which nourish the imagination, humour is one of the most needful, and it is dangerous to limit or destroy it.