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 THURBERI always begin at the left with the opening word of the sentence and read toward the right and I recommend this method.
More James Thurber Quotes
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A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.
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You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
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Two is company, four is a party, three is a crowd. One is a wanderer.
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Humor and pathos, tears and laughter are, in the highest expression of human character and achievement, inseparable.
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Reason is 6/7 of treason.
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I myself have known some profoundly thoughtful dogs.
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Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
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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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Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.
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Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.
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One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.
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Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
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When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare.
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Art – the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised
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Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
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