The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at the end of that time he begins to mutter to himself, and calls out in his sleep.

Quote by James Thurber

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Last night I dreamed of a small consolation enjoyed only by the blind: Nobody knows...

Last night I dreamed of a small consolation enjoyed only by the blind: Nobody knows...

Some American writers who have known each other for years have never met in the...

Some American writers who have known each other for years have never met in the...

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...

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.

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

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...

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 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...

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the...

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the...

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.

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,...

Love is composed of so many sensations, that something new of it can always be...

Love is composed of so many sensations, that something new of it can always be...

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.

The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of...

The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of...

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

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

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

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

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?

Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?