To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

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Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act,...

Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act,...

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but...

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but...

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely...

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely...

Be obscure clearly.

Be obscure clearly.

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the...

The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the...

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always...

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always...

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today...

When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today...

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it...

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it...

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

Television should be our Lyceum, our Chautauqua, our Minsky's and our Camelot.

Television should be our Lyceum, our Chautauqua, our Minsky's and our Camelot.

A people who's primary aims are driving, shopping, and television are subject to terrorism at...

A people who's primary aims are driving, shopping, and television are subject to terrorism at...

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into...

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into...