Love is what you’ve been through with somebody.
JAMES THURBER- I always begin at the left with the opening word of the sentence and read toward the right and I recommend this method.
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I always begin at the left with the opening word of the sentence and read toward the right and I recommend this method.
More James Thurber Quotes
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Love is what you’ve been through with somebody.
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There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in many cases, as long as 20 years before his birth.
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Two is company, four is a party, three is a crowd. One is a wanderer.
JAMES THURBERTwo is company, four is a party, three is a crowd. One is a wanderer.
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The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.
JAMES THURBERThe wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.
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But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep?
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I write humor the way a surgeon operates, because it is a livelihood, because I have a great urge to do it, because many interesting challenges are set up, and because I have the hope it may do some good.
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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.
JAMES THURBERThe 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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Americans want to go to heaven without dying.
JAMES THURBERAmericans want to go to heaven without dying.
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Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
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Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision.
JAMES THURBERMan is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision.
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I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.
JAMES THURBERI think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.
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All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.
JAMES THURBERAll men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.
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When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare.
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Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.
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I myself have known some profoundly thoughtful dogs.
JAMES THURBERI myself have known some profoundly thoughtful dogs.
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I can feel a thing I cannot touch and touch a thing I cannot feel. The first is sad and sorry, the second is your heart.
JAMES THURBERI can feel a thing I cannot touch and touch a thing I cannot feel. The first is sad and sorry, the second is your heart.
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