Humor is a universal means by which you can escape from anything. If you are flying down a tall staircase, breaking your ribs and cervical vertebrae, try to think that from the outside it should look quite comical. (Kim Basinger)

Humor is a universal means by which you can escape from anything. If you are flying down a tall staircase, breaking your ribs and cervical vertebrae, try to think that from the outside it should look quite comical.

Kim Basinger

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