Quotes by Thurber, James

From now on, I think it is safe to predict, neither the Democratic nor >>

From one casual of mine he picked this sentence. After dinner, the men >>

It's better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. >>

Quotations about Interviews

My opposition [To Interviews] lies in the fact that offhand an >>

It rots a writer's brain, it cretinises you. You say the same thing ag >>

The politician being interviewed clearly takes a great deal of trouble >>

My opposition [To Interviews] lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language.

Thurber, James