Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.

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.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

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

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

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or...

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or...

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...

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

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

A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.

A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.

One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between...

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between...

There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in...

There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in...

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.

A drawing is always dragged down to the level of its caption.

A drawing is always dragged down to the level of its caption.

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards....

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards....

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between...

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between...

Discussion in America means dissent.

Discussion in America means dissent.

Things have dropped from me. I have outlived certain desires; I have lost friends, some...

Things have dropped from me. I have outlived certain desires; I have lost friends, some...

Men may die, but the fabrics of free institutions remains unshaken.

Men may die, but the fabrics of free institutions remains unshaken.

Christianity is a missionary religion, converting, advancing, aggressive, encompassing the world; a non-missionary church is...

Christianity is a missionary religion, converting, advancing, aggressive, encompassing the world; a non-missionary church is...