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James Thurber Quotes

Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight Picture Quote #1

While he was not as dumb as an ox, he was not any smarter either Picture Quote #1

He was always leaning forward, pushing something invisible ahead of him Picture Quote #1

Don't let that chip on your shoulder be your only reason for walking erect Picture Quote #1

All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first Picture Quote #1

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness Picture Quote #1

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Mutual suspicions of mental inadequacy are common during the first year of any marriage Picture Quote #1

When man gives up on reforming and inspiring society he also gives up his freedom Picture Quote #1

Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man Picture Quote #1

There are two kinds of light - the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures Picture Quote #1

The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it Picture Quote #1

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why Picture Quote #1

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Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear Picture Quote #1

Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost Picture Quote #1

Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision Picture Quote #1

The nation that complacently and fearfully allows it's artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth Picture Quote #1

A lady of 47 who has been married 27 years and has 6 children knows what love really is and once described it for me like this: Love is what you've been through with somebody Picture Quote #1

I was seized by the stern hand of compulsion, that dark, unseasonable urge that impels women to clean house in the middle of the night Picture Quote #1

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Boys are perhaps beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of eighteen months and ninety years Picture Quote #1

Now I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance - a sharp, vindictive glance Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If I have sometimes seemed to make fun of woman, I assure you it has only been for the purpose of egging her on Picture Quote #1

In order to be eligible to play it was necessary for him to keep up in his studies, a very difficult matter, for while he was not dumber than an ox he was not any smarter Picture Quote #1

I am not a dog lover. A dog lover to me means a dog that is in love with another dog Picture Quote #1

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With 60 staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and a definite hardening of the paragraphs Picture Quote #1

When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare Picture Quote #1

My drawings have been described as pre-intentionalist, meaning that they were finished before the ideas for them had occurred to me. I shall not argue the point Picture Quote #1

My opposition lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language Picture Quote #1

The dog has got more fun out of man than man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that man is the more laughable of the two animals Picture Quote #1

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms - hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal Picture Quote #1

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Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight (James Thurber Quotes) While he was not as dumb as an ox, he was not any smarter either (James Thurber Quotes) He was always leaning forward, pushing something invisible ahead of him (James Thurber Quotes) Don't let that chip on your shoulder be your only reason for walking erect (James Thurber Quotes) All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first (James Thurber Quotes) Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness (James Thurber Quotes) Mutual suspicions of mental inadequacy are common during the first year of any marriage (James Thurber Quotes) When man gives up on reforming and inspiring society he also gives up his freedom (James Thurber Quotes) Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man (James Thurber Quotes) There are two kinds of light - the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures (James Thurber Quotes) The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it (James Thurber Quotes) All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why (James Thurber Quotes) Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear (James Thurber Quotes) Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost (James Thurber Quotes) Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision (James Thurber Quotes) The nation that complacently and fearfully allows it's artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth (James Thurber Quotes) A lady of 47 who has been married 27 years and has 6 children knows what love really is and once described it for me like this: Love is what you've been through with somebody (James Thurber Quotes) I was seized by the stern hand of compulsion, that dark, unseasonable urge that impels women to clean house in the middle of the night (James Thurber Quotes) Boys are perhaps beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of eighteen months and ninety years (James Thurber Quotes) Now I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance - a sharp, vindictive glance (James Thurber Quotes) 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 Thurber Quotes) If I have sometimes seemed to make fun of woman, I assure you it has only been for the purpose of egging her on (James Thurber Quotes) In order to be eligible to play it was necessary for him to keep up in his studies, a very difficult matter, for while he was not dumber than an ox he was not any smarter (James Thurber Quotes) I am not a dog lover. A dog lover to me means a dog that is in love with another dog (James Thurber Quotes) With 60 staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and a definite hardening of the paragraphs (James Thurber Quotes) When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare (James Thurber Quotes) My drawings have been described as pre-intentionalist, meaning that they were finished before the ideas for them had occurred to me. I shall not argue the point (James Thurber Quotes) My opposition lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language (James Thurber Quotes) The dog has got more fun out of man than man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that man is the more laughable of the two animals (James Thurber Quotes) The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms - hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal (James Thurber Quotes)

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