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Roger Ebert

A depressing number of people seem to process everything literally.

A depressing number of people seem to process everything literally. They are to wit as a blind man is to a forest, able to find every tree, but each one coming as a surprise.

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Saul Bellow

Conquered people tend to be witty.

Conquered people tend to be witty.

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William Hazlitt

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

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Voltaire

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.