Irvin S. Cobb
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Biography
Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb was an American author, humorist, editor and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky, who relocated to New York in 1904, living there for the remainder of his life. He wrote for the New York World, Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper, as the highest paid staff reporter in the United States.
"Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn."
"[Humor]: In its essence, merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn."
"Middle age: when you begin to exchange your emotions for symptoms."
"As I understand it, sport is hard work for which you do not get paid."
"If a woman likes another woman she's cordial. If she doesn't like her she's very cordial."
"I've just learned about his illness let's hope it's nothing trivial."