James Thurber

James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894–November 2, 1961) was a U.S. humorist and cartoonist. Thurber was best known for his contributions (both cartoons and short stories) to The New Yorker.

Quotations

• "Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility."
• "It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers."
• "You can fool too many of the people too much of the time."
• "One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough."
• "Don't get it right; get it written."
• "It is not so easy to fool little girls nowadays as it used to be."
• "There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else."
• "Never allow a nervous female to have access to a pistol, no matter what you're wearing."