Until a man can quit talking loudly to himself in order to shout down the memories of blunderings and gropings, he is in no shape for the painstaking examination of distress. James Thurber More Quotes by James Thurber More Quotes From James Thurber My drawings have been described as pre-internationalist, meaning that they were finished before the ideas for them had occurred to me. I shall not argue the point. James Thurber drawing arguing ideas Authors of light pieces have, nobody knows why, a genius for getting into minor difficulties: they walk into the wrong apartments, they drink furniture polish for stomach bitters, they drive their cars into the prize tulip beds of haughty neighbors, they playfully slap gangsters, mistaking them for old school friends. James Thurber old-school car light He knows all about art, but he doesn't know what he likes. James Thurber favourite likes art Human Dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope of the better men, never an achievement of the majority. James Thurber lonely character men Women deserve to have more than 12 years between 28 and 40. James Thurber deserve years Youcanfooltoomanyofthepeopletoomuchofthetime. See Lincoln 510:35. James Thurber time A husband should not insult his wife publicly, at parties. He should insult her in the privacy of the home. James Thurber women party husband A woman's place is in the wrong. James Thurber women Hundreds of hysterical persons must confuse these phenomena with messages from the beyond and take their glory to the bishop rather than the eye doctor. James Thurber doctors eye atheist It was Lisa, aged five, whose mother asked her to thank my wife for the peas we had sent them from our garden. 'I thought the peas were awful, I wish you and Mrs. Thurber were dead, and I hate trees,' said Lisa. James Thurber garden hate mother Surely no other American institution is so bound around and tightened up by rules, strictures, adages, and superstitions as the Broadway theatre. James Thurber broadway-theatre superstitions theater What would you do without me? Say 'nothing.'" "Nothing," said the Prince. "Good. Then you're helpless and I'll help you. James Thurber helpless said helping Men are more interesting than women, but women ae more fascinating. James Thurber women men interesting No male can beat a female in the long run because they have it over us in sheer, damn longevity. James Thurber women running long Last night I dreamed of a small consolation enjoyed only by the blind: Nobody knows the trouble I've not seen! James Thurber lasts blind night Let the meek inherit the earth -- they have it coming to them. James Thurber modern-life humor funny I could have killed Gregory Fitzhurst at three hundred feet with my left hand. James Thurber left-hand feet hands I hate women because they have brought into the currency of our language such expressions as "all righty" and "yes indeedy" and hundreds of others. James Thurber hate language expression I love the idea of there being two sexes, don't you? James Thurber love sex ideas A wet dog is lovingest. James Thurber wet-dogs wet dog
