The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess.

Quote by James Thurber

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Discussion in America means dissent.

Discussion in America means dissent.

Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.

Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

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...

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.

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...

I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours....

I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours....

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

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

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter...

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter...

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.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

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...

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

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

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

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...

I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell...

I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell...

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.

Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.

Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

A liar freely gives his oath

A liar freely gives his oath

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the...

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the...