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The unicorn is a mythical beast.

James Thurber

The unicorn is a mythical beast.
JAMES THURBER

Fantasy Myth Unicorn
The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth.
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Allow Fear Humor Nation Possession Regard Suspect Writing
Don’t count your boobies until they are hatched.
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Body Count Patience Yourself
I 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.
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Disturb Himself Listening Reason
Man 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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Collision Fly Greatness Man World
Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
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Insight Tragedy Wisdom Writing
There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.
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Exception Rule
Discussion in America means dissent.
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Country Discussion
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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Answer Better Known Question
Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.
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Angry Awareness Fear Future Past
You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
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Face Fall Yourself
Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.
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Progress Right Time
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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Man Myself Sharp
Things have dropped from me. I have outlived certain desires; I have lost friends, some by death… others through sheer inability to cross the street.
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Cross Desire Friendship Lost Street
Humor and pathos, tears and laughter are, in the highest expression of human character and achievement, inseparable.
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Achievement Character Expression Humor Laughter Separate
Two is company, four is a party, three is a crowd. One is a wanderer.
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Company Crowd Party Travel Wanderer

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