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

Quote by James Thurber

Topics: James Thurber Quotes

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

Don't get it right, just get it written.

Don't get it right, just get it written.

Love is a many splintered thing.

Love is a many splintered thing.

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.

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.

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...

The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those...

The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those...

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...

Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our...

Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our...

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

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

Women deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of twenty-eight and forty

Women deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of twenty-eight and forty

Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.

Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.

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,...

Don't get it right, just get it written

Don't get it right, just get it written

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...

Ours is a precarious language, as every writer knows, in which the merest shadow line...

Ours is a precarious language, as every writer knows, in which the merest shadow line...

Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our...

Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our...

You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are...

You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are...

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will...

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will...

Press the any key ... hmmm where's the any key?

Press the any key ... hmmm where's the any key?