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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Love is a many splintered thing.

Love is a many splintered thing.

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,...

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...

It's a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by...

It's a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by...

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...

The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics...

The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics...

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.

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...

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...

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

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.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

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.

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...

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 might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

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...

How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven.

How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven.

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered...

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered...

Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.

Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.