More From James Thurber
- "Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility."
- "Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision."
- "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."
More In Funny
- "Paul persuaded me to join the band. I would never have had the courage otherwise. It was fun at the beginning. We were playing just for fun, with Paul’s group."― Linda McCartney
- "It’s funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they’ll do practically anything you want them to."― J. D. Salinger
- "Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else’s expense. And I find that that’s just a form of bullying in a major way. So I want to be an example that you can be funny and be kind, and make people laugh without hurting somebody else’s feelings."― Ellen DeGeneres