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I loathe the expression "What makes him tick." It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solution, that read more

I loathe the expression "What makes him tick." It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solution, that uses the foolish expression. A person not only ticks, he also chimes and strikes the hour, falls and breaks and has to be put together again, and sometimes stops like an electric clock in a thunderstorm.

by James Thurber Found in: Mind Quotes,
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Don't get it right, just get it written

Don't get it right, just get it written

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Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man.

Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man.

by James Thurber Found in: Age Quotes,
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It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.

by James Thurber Found in: Questions Quotes,
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There are two kinds of light--the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.

There are two kinds of light--the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.

by James Thurber Found in: Light Quotes,
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