My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language. James Thurber answerdeclineenglish Change image and share on social
Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy, wealthy, and dead. James Thurber beddeadearly Change image and share on social
The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal. James Thurber formheartlesshollow 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
Discussion in America means dissent. James Thurber americadiscussiondissent Change image and share on social
Love is the strange bewilderment that overtakes one person on account of another person. James Thurber accountbewildermentlove Change image and share on social
The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them; Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road. James Thurber animalapplydepend share on social
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
We all have faults, and mine is being wicked. James Thurber faultminewicked Change image and share on social
If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons. James Thurber beliefdogheaven Change image and share on social
