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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.
James Thurber
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James Thurber
Age: 66 †
Born: 1894
Born: December 18
Died: 1961
Died: November 2
Autobiographer
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Columbus
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James Grover Thurber
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I drew pictures rapidly and with few lines, because I had to write most of the pieces, too, and couldn't monkey long with the drawings. The divine urge was no higher than that.
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Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
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