To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life.

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Source: From the essay The Sense of Humor first published in The Romance of the Commonplace (1902).
Source quality: Source identified Names the work or year, but without an exact location.

Are You A Bromide? (1906)

Are You A Bromide? (1906)

The Maxims of Methuselah (1907)

A Gage of Youth: Lyrics from The Lark and Other Poems (1901)

The Purple Cow (1895)

Confession (1897)

Are You A Bromide? (1906)

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