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Famous James Thurber Quotes
“Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.”
“You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.”
“The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel.”
“Quick, name some towns in New Jersey”
“These are the days of bootleg love.”
“Art – the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised”
“Remember laughter. You'll need it even in the blessed isles of Ever After.”
“Two is company, four is a party, three is a crowd. One is a wanderer.”
“She wasn't much to look at but she was something to think about.”
“For one thing, she pronounced flowers 'flars' and I couldn't let it slide.”
“Mutual suspicions of mental inadequacy are common during the first year of any marriage.”
“Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.”
“Youcanfooltoomanyofthepeopletoomuchofthetime. See Lincoln 510:35.”
“When man gives up on reforming and inspiring society he also gives up his freedom.”