Isn't it only through laughter that we become one with the gods and thus can endure life and can overcome all the horror and waste and suffering here on earth? ...Isn't it only through laughter we can stay human? (James Clavell)

Isn't it only through laughter that we become one with the gods and thus can endure life and can overcome all the horror and waste and suffering here on earth? ...Isn't it only through laughter we can stay human?

James Clavell

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