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1 " A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public "
2 " Kill you all!" The clown was laughing and screaming. " Try to stop me and I'll kill you all! Drive you crazy and then kill you all! You can't stop me! "
3 " When you write, you can hide behind your words. When you talk, you are up front, like the clown in the midway booth; and passersby can bean you with a ball. "
4 " The clown is a creature of chaos. His appearance is an affront to our sense of dignity, his actions a mockery of our sense of order. The clown (freedom) is always being chased by the policeman (authority). Clowns are funny precisely because their shy hopes lead invariably to brief flings of (exhilarating?) disorder followed by crushing retaliation from the status quo. It delights us to watch a careless clown break taboos; it thrills us vicariously to watch him run wild and free; it reassures us to see him slapped down and order restored. After all, we can condone liberty only up to a point. Consider Jesus as a ragged, nonconforming clown--laughed at, persecuted and despised--playing out the dumb show at his crucifixion against the responsible pretensions of authority. "
― Tom Robbins , Another Roadside Attraction
5 " The clown knows that life is cruel. The ancient jester's motley coloured costume turned his usually melancholy expression in to a joke. The clown is used to loss. Loss is his prologue. "
― John Berger , Confabulations
6 " Whatever. I know that when a monster is chasing you. You take your high-heeled shoes off. I’ve learned that … And you never, ever dangle your legs over the edge of the bed at night … And clowns, well, you get rid of them right away; they are just way too freaky. If the monster doesn’t get you, the clown sure will. "
― Patti Roberts , The Angels Are Here (Paradox, #1)
7 " The first handkerchief was tied to a second, yellow handkerchief. He fed both through the window and kept pulling. Attached to it was a red one. Then a green one. “Go away, you goddamn clown!” Jenny ordered. But Benny the Clown continued to pull out handkerchief after handkerchief. Five…ten…fifteen…then… That’s not a handkerchief. "
― Blake Crouch , Draculas
8 " I started after him...and the clown looked back. I saw Its eyes, and all at once I understood who It was." " Who was it, Don?" Harold Gardner asked softly." It was Derry," Don Hagarty said. " It was this town. "
9 " Eve wasn't sure what right the clown had to butcher the poor girl like that. In fact, most horror movies made her angry. Though the 'final girl' usually got out alive, she was stripped of so much by the time the credits rolled. "
10 " The clown may be the source of mirth, but - who shall make the clown laugh? "
― Angela Carter , Nights at the Circus
11 " It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was a jest and applauded. He repeated his warning. They shouted even louder. So I think the world will come to an end amid the general applause from all the wits who believe that it is a joke. "
― Søren Kierkegaard
