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James Thurber

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
I never really rallied after the birth of my first child.
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Born Children Myself
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
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Fools People Time Yourself
She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.
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Instagram Captions Philosophy Thinking
So much has already been written about everything that you can’t find out anything about it.
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Finding Writing Yourself
For one thing, she pronounced flowers ‘flars’ and I couldn’t let it slide.
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Accent Ignore Language Pronounce
Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
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Insight Tragedy Wisdom Writing
A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.
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Burden Hands Worth
Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.
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Progress Right Time
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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Answer Better Known Question
The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms -hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.
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Heartless Laughter Man Tears Terrible
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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Behavior Man Mindset Understand
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
Don’t get it right, just get it written.
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Right Writing
Let the meek inherit the earth — they have it coming to them.
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Come Earth Inheritance Weakness
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

Looks can be deceiving; it’s eating that’s believing.

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