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The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

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 Existence Literature
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.
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Mathematics Safety
She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.
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Instagram Captions Philosophy Thinking
I myself have known some profoundly thoughtful dogs.
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Animal Dog Myself Thinking
A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.
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Burden Hands Worth
The things we laugh at are awful while they are going on, but get funny when we look back. And other people laugh because they’ve been through it too. The closest thing to humor is tragedy.
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Laughter People Tragedy
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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Place Presence Right Woman Wrong
If you wonder which is the stronger sex, watch which one twists the other around her little finger.
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Herself Man Sex Strong Woman Wonder
Looks can be deceiving; it’s eating that’s believing.
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Appearance Believe Eat One Liner
There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.
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Exception Rule
Reason is 6/7 of treason.
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Death One Liner Reason Treason
I don’t believe the writer should know too much where he’s going. If he does, he runs into old man blueprintold man propaganda.
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Believe Man Myself Old Writing
I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.
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Children Position Thinking Woman
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
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Chaos Emotional Humor Remember Tranquility
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
Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.
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Confusion Happiness Thinking

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

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