Top 61 Quotes by James Thurber

I hate women because they always know where things are.

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

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.

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

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

Don't get it right, just get it written.

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.

I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

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