Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences.

~ Mallory Ortberg

Mallory Ortberg Interesting Experiences

One of the things that would be great is to some day have so many women comedy writers that we wouldn't say there's just one type of female humor. There's lots.

~ Mallory Ortberg

Mallory Ortberg Day Women Great

I attended an evangelical Christian university on the outskirts of suburban Los Angeles and by the time of my graduation was neither evangelical nor Christian.

~ Mallory Ortberg

Mallory Ortberg Time Christian Los Angeles

My history teacher could make us feel like he was imparting rare gossip to us when he was talking about Maria Theresa and the Habsburgs. I just loved that sense of - the Western canon is here, and it's gossipy and tawdry, and everyone is sort of goofy.

~ Mallory Ortberg

Mallory Ortberg History Gossip Loved

I have a lot of faith in the power of joking to make something thoughtful.

~ Mallory Ortberg

Mallory Ortberg Faith Thoughtful Something

Ghost! I miss him! Is that weird? I miss him even though I invented him. I feel a lot of tenderness toward him. I don't write a lot of stuff that is sad or that is tender and affectionate, so that has a very special place in my heart.

~ Mallory Ortberg

Mallory Ortberg Heart Weird Place