It was Lisa, aged five, whose mother asked her to thank my wife for the peas we had sent them from our garden. 'I thought the peas were awful, I wish you and Mrs. Thurber were dead, and I hate… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
Salvador [Dali] was brought up in Spain, a country colored by the legends of Hannibal, El Greco, and Cervantes. I was brought up in… — James Thurber Copy Share
“Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house.” — James Thurber Copy Share
“Against the may, the could be, and the should, folly 'tis to balance doubt or hope.” — James Thurber Copy Share
Love is the strange bewilderment that overtakes one person on account of another person. — James Thurber Copy Share
“ There was an old coddle so molly, He talked in a glot that was poly, His gaws were so gew That his laps… — James Thurber Copy Share
All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why. — James Thurber Copy Share
“I don’t understand,” said the scientist, “why you lemmings all rush down to the sea and drown yourselves.” “How curious,” said the lemming. “The… — James Thurber Copy Share
Humor does not include sarcasm, invalid irony, sardonicism, innuendo, or any other form of cruelty. When these things are raised to a high point… — James Thurber Copy Share
Where most of us end up there is no knowing, but the hellbent get where they are going. — James Thurber Copy Share
Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine… — James Thurber Copy Share
