James Thurber

James Thurber (1894 - 1961), full name James Grover Thurber, was a US cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist and playwright.

Wisdom & Quotes

• It's a Naive Domestic Burgundy, Without Any Breeding,

But I think You'll be Amused by its Presumption.
- Men, Women & Dogs, cartoon caption

• He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

- The Glass in the Field in The Thurber Carnival

• Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

- New York Post, February 29, 1960

John Boynton Priestley