"Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it"
- E. B. White
About this Quote
This quote by E. B. White is a funny means of claiming that examining wit can be a hard and unenjoyable job. It is contrasting the act of evaluating humor to dissecting a frog, which is a task that few individuals have an interest in as well as can be seen as cruel. The quote indicates that evaluating wit can be a tedious as well as unenjoyable task, and that it can remove from the humor itself. It additionally implies that wit is something that ought to be taken pleasure in and also not over-analyzed. The quote is a suggestion that wit should be appreciated and taken pleasure in, which evaluating it too much can remove from the experience.
This quote is written / told by E. B. White between July 11, 1899 and October 1, 1985. He was a famous Writer from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Humor. The author also have 32 other quotes.
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