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There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.

James Thurber

I was seized by the stern hand of Compulsion, that dark, unreasonable Urge that impels women to clean house in the middle of the night.
JAMES THURBER

Cleaning Hands Night Reason
I have lived in the East for nearly thirty years now, but many of my books prove that I am never very far away from Ohio in my thoughts, and that the clocks that strike in my dreams are often the clocks of Columbus.
JAMES THURBER

Book Dreams Evidence Live Myself Thinking
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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Beginning Method Myself Open Word
Where most of us end up there is no knowing, but the hellbent get where they are going.
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Destination Direction End Journey Path
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
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Animal Dog Fun Laughter Man Reason
Don’t get it right, just get it written.
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Right Writing
Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.
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Progress Right Time
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
JAMES THURBER

Fools People Time Yourself
She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.
JAMES THURBER

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

Heartless Laughter Man Tears Terrible
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.
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Funny Himself Person Smart World
Art – the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised
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Achievement Advice Art Man
I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance – a sharp, vindictive glance.
JAMES THURBER

Man Myself Sharp
Unless artists can remember what it was to be a little boy, they are only half complete as artist and as man.
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Artist Childhood Man Remember
Americans want to go to heaven without dying.
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Death Deep Heaven Hypocrisy Sarcasm

There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.

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