Quote by James Thurber Download Open image ““Geep,' whuppled the parrot.”” — James Thurber ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“The parrot eyed me cautiously, like he was forming a vague memory of unhappier times, before Jimmy Buffett and ganja. "Noisy bastard," he decided.” — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“Lead your life so you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip. ” — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
“There was a horrible, erratic thumping in my chest, as if a large bird was trapped inside my ribcage and beating itself to death.” — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
“Privately he called them a couple of puffed-up, dressed-up, made-up, stuck-up, brainless parakeets.” — Shirley Hughes Copy Share Image
“A cockroach stepped out from behind the ketchup, gave me a quick impassive once-over, decided that I was of the Brahmin faith, and walked… — Ross Macdonald Copy Share Image
“Remember back in forty-four when someone killed that pet parrot of yours? What was his name, Reynold? You know, the only friend you ever… — Will Elliott Copy Share Image
“They had laid the tender, down-ruffled little bird on a platter and appeared now to be pondering a way to eat out its heart… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“Stop that! What were you doing, perched on the window ledge like a big chicken?" Despite his aches and irritations, he couldn't help but… — Karen Hawkins 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 Image
“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 Image
“Against the may, the could be, and the should, folly 'tis to balance doubt or hope.” — James Thurber Copy Share Image
Love is the strange bewilderment that overtakes one person on account of another person. — James Thurber Copy Share Image
“ 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 Image
“you might as well fall on your face as lean over too far backwards” — james thurber Copy Share Image
All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why. — James Thurber Copy Share Image
“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 Image