Art – the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised
JAMES THURBERI do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one, for the simple reason that if he listened to me long enough, he might become disturbed.
More James Thurber Quotes
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For one thing, she pronounced flowers ‘flars’ and I couldn’t let it slide.
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Boys are beyond the range of anybody’s sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.
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Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
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So much has already been written about everything that you can’t find out anything about it.
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Comedy has to be done en clair. You can’t blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.
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Let the meek inherit the earth — they have it coming to them.
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I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance – a sharp, vindictive glance.
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Reason is 6/7 of treason.
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The difference between our decadence and the Russians is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic.
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There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
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Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
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You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
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Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.
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The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.
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It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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