James Thurber's Quote - The wit makes fun of other persons the satirist makes fun of the w

Quote by James Thurber

The wit makes fun of other persons the satirist makes fun of the world the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people – that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature. – James Thurber

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All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first. – James Thurber

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