A guest at a dinner party observed the strange expression on James Thurber's face. 'Don't be concerned,' said Thurber's wife. 'He's writing.' — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
Many of the writers who have inspired me most are outside the genre: Humorists like Robert Benchley and James Thurber, screenwriters like… — John Scalzi Copy Share Image
Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not accidental that there are a thousand novelists,… — Leo Rosten Copy Share Image
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. —James Thurber” — R.J. Palacio Copy Share Image
“Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness. James Thurber” — Candy Paull Copy Share Image
“In my mind ran the immortal line of James Thurber, that phrase at once so intensely comic and so pregnant with suggestions… — Anthony Boucher Copy Share Image
Technically, 'Kukla, Fran and Ollie' was a kids' show, but adults watched almost religiously - and we're talking adult adults, celebrated adults… — Tom Shales Copy Share Image
Leaders are problem solvers by talent and temperament, and by choice. For them, the new information environment-undermining old means of control, opening… — Harlan Cleveland Copy Share Image
“While I love most, not to say all, of James Thurber’s cartoons, there are a handful that seem especially” — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. —James Thurber (1894–1961)” — Robert Byrne Copy Share Image
