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
Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness. James Thurber angerawarenessback 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
All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first. James Thurber hatekillman Change image and share on social
Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the presence of a formidable menace to one's poise and prestige (such as the butler, or the man under the bed - but never the husband). James Thurber abilitybedbutler 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
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. James Thurber chaosemotionalhumor 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
