James Thurber

James Thurber: When all things...

James Thurber: When all things...

When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing...

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James Thurber: Sixty minutes of...

James Thurber: Sixty minutes of...

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

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James Thurber: My drawings have...

James Thurber: My drawings have...

My drawings have been described as pre-intentionalist, meaning that they were finished before the ideas for them had...

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James Thurber: It is better...

James Thurber: It is better...

It is better to have loafed and lost than never to have loafed at all.

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James Thurber: You can fool...

James Thurber: You can fool...

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

Source: Fables for Our...

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James Thurber: All men should...

James Thurber: All men should...

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and...

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James Thurber: He knows all...

James Thurber: He knows all...

He knows all about art, but he doesn't know what he likes.

Source: In Webster's...

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James Thurber: Art -- the...

James Thurber: Art -- the...

Art -- the one achievement of Man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well...

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James Thurber: A drawing is...

James Thurber: A drawing is...

A drawing is always dragged down to the level of its caption.

Source: New Yorker ...

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James Thurber: Early to rise...

James Thurber: Early to rise...

Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy and wealthy and dead.

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James Thurber: Speed is scarcely...

James Thurber: Speed is scarcely...

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards. There is a sense of...

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James Thurber: It is better...

James Thurber: It is better...

It is better to know some of the questions than all the answers.

Source: In 1,911...

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James Thurber: A pinch of...

James Thurber: A pinch of...

A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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James Thurber: There is, of...

James Thurber: There is, of...

There is, of course, a certain amount of drudgery in newspaper work, just as there is in teaching classes, tunneling...

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James Thurber: It had only...

James Thurber: It had only...

It had only one fault. It was kind of lousy.

Source: When asked his opinion of a...

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James Thurber: While he was...

James Thurber: While he was...

While he was not as dumb as an ox, he was not any smarter either.

Source: In The...

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James Thurber: Writers of comedy...

James Thurber: Writers of comedy...

Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them,...

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James Thurber: A burden in...

James Thurber: A burden in...

A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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James Thurber: You might as...

James Thurber: You might as...

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

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James Thurber: Why do you...

James Thurber: Why do you...

Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?

Source: Attrib. Actually...

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