James Thurber Quotes & Sayings

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All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first.

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms / hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.

All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.

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