"Humor" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... to say that she was Irish? The humor, the sympathy, the quick understanding, the tenderness, that play through all her stories are the birthright of the children of Erin. Myra Kelly was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her father was Dr. John E. Kelly, a well-known ...
— Americans All - Stories of American Life of To-Day • Various
... Rogers' humor they stayed nearly two hours in the field. The quiet was just what his doctor had ordered for him. He had spent a restless night, and, though he could not sleep now, the air and the sunshine calmed his nerves. He seemed ...
— The Princess of the School • Angela Brazil
... "Mr. TROWBRIDGE'S humor, his fidelity to nature, and story-telling power lose nothing with years; and he stands at the head of those who are furnishing a literature for the young, clean and sweet in tone, and always of ...
— Seek and Find - or The Adventures of a Smart Boy • Oliver Optic
... said Levi, smiling quietly. "You're getting extravagant, Hyams. Besides, fancy the humor of sitting next to a pickpocket with this ...
— The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant • W. W. Jacobs
... after Mr. Asa's display, I felt in no humor for shooting, and I have some very grave business with my ...
— Our American Cousin • Tom Taylor
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