author
, cartoonist
and celebrated wit
. Thurber was best known for his cartoons
and short stories
published in The New Yorker
magazine.
Thurber was born in Columbus
, Ohio
, to Charles L. Thurber and Mary Agnes (Mame) Fisher Thurber on December 8, 1894. Both of his parents greatly influenced his work. His father, a sporadically employed clerk and minor politician who dreamed of being a lawyer or an actor, is said to have been the inspiration for the small, timid protagonist typical of many of his stories.
Le coeur a ses raisons, Mrs. Bence, que la raison ne connait pas.
Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
I love the idea of there being two sexes, don't you?
He knows all about art, but he doesn't know what he likes.
Precision of communication is important, more important than ever, in our era of hair trigger balances, when a false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.
There are two kinds of light — the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.
It is better to ask some of the questions than to know all the answers.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.
Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and wealthy and dead.