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.
JAMES THURBERI 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.
More James Thurber Quotes
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Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.
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The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.
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She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.
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The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms -hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.
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A false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.
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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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One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.
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Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.
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The difference between our decadence and the Russians is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic.
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Comedy has to be done en clair. You can’t blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.
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But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep?
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Reason is 6/7 of treason.
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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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Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake.
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