James Thurber

James Thurber: Boys are beyond...

James Thurber: Boys are beyond...

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90...

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James Thurber: There are two...

James Thurber: There are two...

There are two kinds of light -- the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.

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James Thurber: Get it right...

James Thurber: Get it right...

Get it right or let it alone. The conclusion you jump to may be your own.

Source:...

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James Thurber: Well, if I...

James Thurber: Well, if I...

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?

Source: Cartoon...

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James Thurber: With 60 staring...

James Thurber: With 60 staring...

With 60 staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and a definite hardening of...

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James Thurber: The paths of...

James Thurber: The paths of...

The paths of glory at least lead to the grave, but the paths of duty may not get you...

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James Thurber: The sanity of...

James Thurber: The sanity of...

The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at the end of that time he begins to...

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James Thurber: He who hesitates...

James Thurber: He who hesitates...

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

Source: Folks of Our Time
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James Thurber: Laughter need not...

James Thurber: Laughter need not...

Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.

Source: On...

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James Thurber: Then, with that...

James Thurber: Then, with that...

Then, with that faint fleeting smile playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud...

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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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