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The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it.
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"The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it."
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The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it. — James Thurber

About James Thurber

James Thurber was a Author from United States (1894–1961).

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Who said "The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the s…"?
This quote is attributed to James Thurber, a Author from United States.
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James Thurber lived from 1894 – 1961.
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