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 appreciativeaudiencechuckle share on social
Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else? James Thurber nonconformist Change image and share on social
Unless artists can remember what it was to be a little boy, they are only half complete as artist and as man. James Thurber artistboycomplete Change image and share on social
The difference between our decadence and the Russians' is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic. James Thurber apatheticbrutaldecadence Change image and share on social
There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in many cases, as long as 20 years before his birth. James Thurber birthcasedie Change image and share on social
Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man. James Thurber agehappenman Change image and share on social
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 animaldemonstrabledog Change image and share on social
Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. James Thurber facelongman Change image and share on social
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else. James Thurber numbersafety Change image and share on social
The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess. James Thurber armchairatticfuture Change image and share on social
