James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961) was an American author, cartoonist and celebrated wit.
Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness. Use this quote
Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
The most dangerous food is wedding cake. Use this quote
Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone? Use this quote
Progress was all right. Only it went on too long. Use this quote
Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision. Use this quote
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. Use this quote
Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost. Use this quote
The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth. Use this quote
