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Quotes by James Thurber
James Thurber, born on December 8, 1894, in Columbus, Ohio, was a prolific American writer, cartoonist, and humorist whose keen observations of human nature and society brought forth a unique blend of wit and poignancy. Renowned for his contributions to *The New Yorker*, his short stories, notably "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," and his iconic cartoons captured the absurdities of everyday life. Thurber's legacy endures in his ability to transform personal struggles into universal themes, making him a beloved figure in American literature.
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"Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost."
James Thurber
"All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why."
James Thurber"The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it."
James Thurber
"The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals."
James Thurber