James Thurber Quotes & Sayings
61 most famous James Thurber quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American author who passed away on 2 November, 1961.
“Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?”
“Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?”
“Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.”
“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).”
“I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.”
“Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.”
“One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.”
“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.”
“The most dangerous food is wedding cake.”
“Love is what you've been through with somebody.”
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