James Thurber Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.”

“All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.”

“I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.”

“There are two kinds of light - the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.”

“There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.”

“The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.”

“The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people - that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature.”

“Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.”

“If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.”

“Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.”