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I always begin at the left with the opening word of the sentence and read toward the right and I recommend this method.

James Thurber

Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
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Insight Tragedy Wisdom Writing
Don’t count your boobies until they are hatched.
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Body Count Patience Yourself
Americans want to go to heaven without dying.
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Death Deep Heaven Hypocrisy Sarcasm
Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision.
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Collision Fly Greatness Man World
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
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
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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Answer Better Known Question
Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.
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Angel Lifespan Time
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.
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Enough Hard Time Man Simplicity Trouble Truth
Discussion in America means dissent.
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Country Discussion
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
Man is troubled by what might be called the Dog Wish, a strange and involved compulsion to be as happy and carefree as a dog.
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Dog Happiness Man Strange Trouble
Comedy has ceased to be a challenge to the mental processes. It has become a therapy of relaxation, a kind of tranquilizing drug.
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Challenge Comedy Drugs Therapy
Reason is 6/7 of treason.
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Death One Liner Reason Treason
Looks can be deceiving; it’s eating that’s believing.
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Appearance Believe Eat One Liner
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

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