It was very lucky for me as a writer that I studied the physical sciences rather than English. I wrote for my own amusement. There was no kindly English professor to tell me for my own good how awful my writing really was. And there was no professor with the power to order me what to read, either.
Attempts to defend amusement parks and circuses on the grounds that they 'educate' people about animals should not be taken seriously. Such enterprises are part of the commercial entertainment industry. The most important lesson they teach impressionable young minds is that it is acceptable to keep animals in captivity for human amusement.
My first job was at an amusement park in Virginia. It was the worst. I loved the park but once I'd worked there all the magic was gone from it. It just turned into a place I hated and I've never been there since.
'Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think; it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts.
I love going to the movie theatre, seeing live comedy, and going to amusement parks.
I call myself the Amusement Park. That's because I'm funny and scary at the same time.
To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement.
I love sporting events and popcorn and pizza and being outside, like at a baseball or football game. I love amusement parks, going to ride roller coasters.
Death seems to provide the minds of the Anglo-Saxon race with a greater fund of amusement than any other single subject.
Looking at yourself through the media is like looking at one of those rippled mirrors in an amusement park.