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- Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. — Oscar Wilde
- When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. — William Shakespeare
- A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy. — Thomas Carlyle
- Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through. — Wislawa Szymborska
- Take it not amiss, O speech, that I borrow weighty words, and later try hard to make them seem light. — Wislawa Szymborska
- I cannot speak for more than an hour exclusively about poetry. At that point, life itself takes over again. — Wislawa Szymborska