I have never knowingly, I swear to God, written satire. The word connotes exaggeration of the foibles of mankind. To me, mankind just has foibles. You don't have to push it!
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Satire works best when it hews close to the line between the outlandish and the possible - and as that line continues to grow thinner, the satirist's task becomes ever more difficult.
Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it.
When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel - it's vulgar.
I'm crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
When you have satire, it has to be real. No matter how outrageous the comedy becomes, you have to believe in the characters.
I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel - it's vulgar.
There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins.
There is no place for a person like me in a world that only takes itself seriously. Satire is so necessary but fairly ineffective.
It is difficult not to write satire.
By the very nature of satire or parody, you have to love and respect your target and respect it enough to understand every aspect of it, so you can more effectively make fun of it.