There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
JAMES THURBERThere is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in many cases, as long as 20 years before his birth.
More James Thurber Quotes
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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.
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It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.
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Love is what you’ve been through with somebody.
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I don’t believe the writer should know too much where he’s going. If he does, he runs into old man blueprintold man propaganda.
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Comedy has ceased to be a challenge to the mental processes. It has become a therapy of relaxation, a kind of tranquilizing drug.
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Mutual suspicions of mental inadequacy are common during the first year of any marriage.
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One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.
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A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.
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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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The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody’s guess.
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Looks can be deceiving; it’s eating that’s believing.
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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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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man.
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Reason is 6/7 of treason.
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