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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

Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.
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Progress Right Time
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
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
Mutual suspicions of mental inadequacy are common during the first year of any marriage.
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Marriage Mutual Thinking
Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.
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Attention Beautiful One Liner
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 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
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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Goodness Hope Humor Interest Operate Surgeon Writing
Discussion in America means dissent.
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Country Discussion
There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
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Deep Glow Illumination Kind Light
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 Existence Literature
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
She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.
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Instagram Captions Philosophy Thinking
A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.
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Burden Hands Worth
So much has already been written about everything that you can’t find out anything about it.
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Finding Writing Yourself
The difference between our decadence and the Russians is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic.
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Brutal Difference Ourselves

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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