Last night I dreamed of a small consolation enjoyed only by the blind: Nobody knows the trouble I've not seen!

Quote by James Thurber

Topics: James Thurber Quotes

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

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

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face...

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face...

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

It is better to have loafed and lost, than never to have loafed at all.

It is better to have loafed and lost, than never to have loafed at all.

Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counseling rather than a...

Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counseling rather than a...

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow,...

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow,...

My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or...

My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or...

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first

All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow,...

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow,...

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

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

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

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

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