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# The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber's stories, it first appeared in The New Yorker on March 18, 1939, and was first collected in his book My World and Welcome to It. It has since been reprinted in James Thurber: Writings and Drawings

##  Quotes by The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

> [“Sean O'Connell: Sometimes I don't. If I like a moment, for me, personally, I don't like to have the distraction of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty/sean-o-connell-sometimes-i-don-t-if-i-like-a-moment-for-me-personally/)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

[Distraction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/distraction/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5a/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitt_distraction_sean-o-connell-sometimes-i-don-t-if-i-li_687709.jpg)

> [“Walter Mitty: To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty/walter-mitty-to-see-the-world-things-dangerous-to-come-to-to-see/)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35d/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitt_life_walter-mitty-to-see-the-world-things-dan_1748017.jpg)

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