“You cannot write tragedy without a sense of humor; the lack of it produces something turgid and dull. Wit must be the underpainting of all dark writing.”
Gene Lees, Portrait of Johnny: The Life of John Herndon Mercer (courtesy of Patrick Kurp)
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
“You cannot write tragedy without a sense of humor; the lack of it produces something turgid and dull. Wit must be the underpainting of all dark writing.”
Gene Lees, Portrait of Johnny: The Life of John Herndon Mercer (courtesy of Patrick Kurp)
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