Discussion in America means dissent.

A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.

JAMES THURBER

A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.

JAMES THURBER

The unicorn is a mythical beast.

JAMES THURBER

The unicorn is a mythical beast.

JAMES THURBER

Myth Unicorn

I never quite know when I’m not writing. Sometimes my wife comes up to me at a party and says, “Dammit, Thurber, stop writing.” She usually catches me in the middle of a paragraph.

JAMES THURBER

Known

Reason is 6/7 of treason.

JAMES THURBER

Treason

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

JAMES THURBER

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

JAMES THURBER

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.

JAMES THURBER

Man is troubled by what might be called the Dog Wish, a strange and involved compulsion to be as happy and carefree as a dog.

JAMES THURBER

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms -hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.

JAMES THURBER

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms -hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.

JAMES THURBER

Heartless

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

JAMES THURBER

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

JAMES THURBER

Position

For one thing, she pronounced flowers ‘flars’ and I couldn’t let it slide.

JAMES THURBER

For one thing, she pronounced flowers ‘flars’ and I couldn’t let it slide.

JAMES THURBER

Accent Ignore Language

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.

JAMES THURBER

Operate Surgeon