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Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.

James Thurber

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Somebody has said that woman’s place is in the wrong. That’s fine. What the wrong needs is a woman’s presence and a woman’s touch. She is far better equipped than men to set it right.

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Somebody has said that woman’s place is in the wrong. That’s fine. What the wrong needs is a woman’s presence and a woman’s touch. She is far better equipped than men to set it right.
JAMES THURBER
The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals

JAMES THURBER

The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals
JAMES THURBER
If you wonder which is the stronger sex, watch which one twists the other around her little finger.
JAMES THURBER
Humourists lead… an existence of jumpiness and apprehension. They sit on the edge of the chair of Literature. In the house of Life they have the feeling that they have never taken off their overcoats.
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Edge
All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.

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All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.
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Strive
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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Operate Surgeon
Reason is 6/7 of treason.
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Treason
Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
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Insight
A false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.

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A false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.
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Fake
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
I never really rallied after the birth of my first child.

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I never really rallied after the birth of my first child.
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It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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Answer Known
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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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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Behavior Mindset
Don’t get it right, just get it written.
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Don’t count your boobies until they are hatched.

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Don’t count your boobies until they are hatched.
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Count
Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.
JAMES THURBER

Lifespan

Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.

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