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Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
James Thurber
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James Thurber
Age: 66 †
Born: 1894
Born: December 18
Died: 1961
Died: November 2
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James Grover Thurber
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Don't get it right, just get it written.
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So much has already been written about everything that you can't find out anything about it.
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I love the idea of there being two sexes, don't you?
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When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare.
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You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
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