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James Thurber: Writings & Drawings (including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty)

Book by James Thurber · 4 quotes · Men, Dog, Two

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James Thurber: Writings & Drawings (including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) Quotes

“He had as much fun in the water as any person I have known. You didn't have to throw a stick in the water to get him to go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you did throw one in. He would even have brought back a piano if you had thrown one in.”

“It did not take Man long-probably not more than a hundred centuries-to discover that all the animals except the dog were impossible around the house. One has but to spend a few days with an aardvark or llama, command a water buffalo to sit up and beg or try to housebreak a moose, to perceive how wisely Man set about his process of elimination and selection.”