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“I'm joking," She said to the group. Ah, the joking defense. The tried and true excuse for bullies everywhere.”
― Eileen Cook, The Hanging Girl

“Haley took a deep breath and said,“I’m gay.”“You’re gay?�� the obnoxious guy who’d been sniffing around her and bugging the heck out of her in line for the past ten minutes repeated. “Are you sure?”“Yes, I’m sure.”He looked thoughtful for a moment. “Well, do you think the two of you would want to-��
“No,�� she said firmly.
“But what if I-��
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“She said no,”Jason said as he cut in line and threw his arm around her shoulders in that lazy way of his.
“Hey! I thought you said you were gay!�� the man said accusingly.Without missing a beat Jason said, “She is. I’m just her bitch.”
― R.L. Mathewson

“It's so hard to be sassy to the Fair Folk. You people never get jokes”
― Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight

“When you’re given the gift of truth, you spend a lot of time trying to tone it down because it is already offensive enough.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“You certainly are Lord Know-It-All this evening, aren’t you?��

“Only when necessary. Otherwise I try not to let my brilliance overshadow my giving and loving nature.”
― G.A. Aiken, Supernatural

“Everyone's always 'just joking,' right? Except when they're not.”
― Kawai Strong Washburn, Sharks in the Time of Saviors

“One of the greatest gifts in this world is the ability to make others smile. - The Unauthorized Autobiography of Jonathan Fisher”
― J.E.B. Spredemann

“You off then, Da?�� she asked.

“Aye. Too old for all this killing.�� And to prove that, her father turned and brought his axe down on the head of a traitor that had gotten too close. Spun once more and cut off the legs of another.

He faced them again. “Need to get back to my rocking chair and some hot tea.��

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― G.A. Aiken, Supernatural

“Mahlke couldn't joke. He sometimes tried. But everything he did, touched or said, became solemn, significant, monumental;”
― Günter Grass, Cat and Mouse

“She cast her gaze over him, pausing on the pink, sparkly backpack slung over his shoulder. The sexy, adorable man. “I don’t think you bat for my team, sheriff.”
― Kelly Moran, Under Pressure

“She's joking, of course, but as with all the best jokes, it contains more than a grain of truth”
― Bryony Gordon, Mad Girl

“The things about which we most often jest are generally, on the contrary, the things that worry us but that we do not wish to appear to be worried by, with perhaps a secret hope of the further advantage that the person to whom we are talking, hearing us treat the matter as a joke, will conclude that it is not true.”
― Marcel Proust, The Captive / The Fugitive

“I do, and the now-familiar warmth of his lips steadies me. He tastes of salt and the wine we shared with the others at our small farewell party.
Aladdin pulls away first and lifts one of my hands to his lips, kissing the delicate henna patterns on my skin, then turning my arm over to kiss the inside of my wrist. The ship’s crew makes themselves busy on the other side of the ship, giving us privacy.
“You’re the most beautiful girl in the world,�� Aladdin murmurs. “Have I ever told you that?��
“Enough to make me wonder if your father was a parrot.”
― Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish

“I'm Cam, a Cheesehead drug dealer. Nice to meet you.
"Ha. Nice man."
Does he know I'm joking?”
― Jessica Pennington, Love Songs & Other Lies

“I peered at her, leaning in a if to medically inspect her. "You do appear a bit pale, Miss Prescott. Does your soul feel attached to your person?”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Escaping from Houdini

“Is this some exercise in keeping a straight face?”
― Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon

“ “You still taking him for his house-breaking lesson tonight?��
I flicked an eraser at him. He ducked it and threw me a grin.
While I was getting my Changes under control, we’d decided I should try once a week. While Simon was joking about house-breaking, that’s kind of what it was like—take me outside regularly, where I’d attempt to perform a bodily function, and hopefully train my body to do it on a schedule. So far, I felt like a month-old puppy, struggling to control my bladder before it was ready to be controlled.”
― Kelley Armstrong, Belonging

“ “How many girls do you kiss against cars?�� asked Echo in a clipped manner.
My mouth gaped, but no sound came out. Rico and his two cousins cackled at my expression. I snapped it shut when Echo winked. Damn, I loved it when she dished it back.”
― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits

“I don’t give sick days if you’re playing in the snow.�� He’s being funny, or trying to be funny. I can never tell which.”
― Zoe Cruz, Beastia

“Always. There is always time for jokes. As my father would say, humour is the spark that lights every dark.”
― Dianna Hardy, Blood Shadow

“Comedy is a way of joking with everything and getting away with it.”
― Deyth Banger, Jokes From A

“I think my wearing a paper-bag dress will actually attract more stares " he said dryly”
― Amy Tintera, Reboot

“Sometimes what’s funny is that someone is actually not joking.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Life can be a waste by jesting and joking away their time.”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Hey,�� he replied. “You look beautiful today.��
I glanced down and laughed. Along with my limited wardrobe, I was also discovering that not doing laundry decreased my clothing options even further. I was in jeans and a plain black T-shirt today, and my hair had been lucky to get a quick brushing, let alone any real styling. I’d overslept and figured beachcombing didn’t require much primping anyway.
“Liar,�� I said. “I practically rolled out of bed this morning.��
“You forget that I’ve seen you in just about every state imaginable. You don’t have to have every detail primped and perfect. You’re beautiful even when you’re disheveled. Sometimes more so.”
― Richelle Mead, Succubus Heat

“Mariolle: - Tu veux savoir pourquoi c'était moi que l'Empereur a toujours préféré ? ... Parce que chacun de tes exploits lui rappelait la guerre, alors que chacun des miens la lui faisait oublier...”
― Sébastien Latour, 1815: De man die 'merde' riep in Waterloo

“Comedy connote confidence.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“You joke about marriage, your marriage will be a joke.”
― إبراهيم عرفات

“I peered at her, leaning in as if to medically inspect her. "You do appear a bit pale, Miss Prescott. Does your soul feel attached to your person?”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Escaping from Houdini

“My brain is square and i'm often confused. the earth is not round, or flat, or triangular. okay? It's a square, four sides, four seasons. /j”
― Captain Tea_