Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. – James Thurber
All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first. – James Thurber
We all know that the theater and every play that comes to Broadway have within themselves, like the human being, the seed of self-destruction and the certainty of death. The thing is to see how long the theater, the play, and the human being can last in spite of themselves. – James Thurber
The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth. – James Thurber