"The Thurber Carnival" Quotes
"The Thurber Carnival" is a collection of humorous essays, cartoons, and short stories that showcase James Thurber's wit and satirical take on everyday life.
humor | 425 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
Love is the strange bewilderment which overtakes one person on account of another person.
There are two kinds of light – the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess.
There are two kinds of light – the hard and the soft. The hard light of logic and the soft light of understanding.
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.
It is better to have loafed and lost than never to have loafed at all.
The past is an old armored car that keeps losing money.
There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
The most dangerous food is a wedding cake.
