Quotes by Thurber, James

There are two kinds of light -- the glow that illumines, and the glare >>

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it ha >>

Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch u >>

Quotations about Comedy and Comedians

And I did laugh sans intermission an hour by his dial. O noble fool, a >>

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. >>

When humor can be made to alternate with melancholy, one has a success >>

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.

Thurber, James