James Thurber

There are two kinds of light–the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around us in awareness.

All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the 
world; the humorist makes fun of himself.

There are two kinds of light--the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep?

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

I hate women because they always know where things are.

I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.