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The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.

Mark TwainFollowing the Equator

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This quote reveals a paradox: that laughter emerges from internal recognition of pain. It leans toward an internal standard, suggesting that humor is a way of processing sorrow from within, transforming suffering into something bearable, rather than avoiding it through external distractions.