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

Quote by James Thurber

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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 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,...

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,...

The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather...

The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather...

Love is blind, but desire just doesn't give a good goddamn

Love is blind, but desire just doesn't give a good goddamn

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

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

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?

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

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

Discussion in America means dissent.

Discussion in America means dissent.

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

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

With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure...

With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure...

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...

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

Love is a many splintered thing.

Love is a many splintered thing.

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.

Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy, wealthy, and dead.

Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy, wealthy, and dead.

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...

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,...

Weekends don't pay as well as weekdays but at least there's football.

Weekends don't pay as well as weekdays but at least there's football.

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

Dreamers look into the future and see promise. Those who do not dream only see...

Dreamers look into the future and see promise. Those who do not dream only see...

He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in...

He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in...

The present is never our goal: the past and present are our means: the future...

The present is never our goal: the past and present are our means: the future...

We measure success and depth by length of time, but it is possible to have...

We measure success and depth by length of time, but it is possible to have...