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Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.
— James Thurber · Selected Letters of James Thurber
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An editorial interpretation.
Laughter is presented as something that can belong anywhere, rather than an interruption that must be removed when matters grow serious. The sweeping claim gives humour a constructive role. Its presence can improve an experience without requiring the underlying subject to become trivial or unimportant.
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