Quote by James Thurber
I was seized by the stern hand of Compulsion, that dark, unseasona

I was seized by the stern hand of Compulsion, that dark, unseasonable Urge that impels women to clean house in the middle of the night. – James Thurber

Other quotes by James Thurber

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

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Hate
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Comedy has to be done en clair. You cant blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear. – James Thurber

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famous
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Other Quotes from
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Psychoanalysis is confession without absolution. – G.K. Chesterton

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Psychology

There is no psychology; there is only biography and autobiography. – Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin: Psychology, 1973

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Psychology

Who knows, the mind has the key to all things besides. – Amos Bronson Alcott

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Psychology

Men will always be mad, and those who think they can cure them are the maddest of all. – Voltaire

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Psychology

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One thing Ive been happy as peach pie about – because Im all about the children and the happiness of a woman because that makes the happiness of the home – is that nannies, day cares and babysitters are all collapsing, which is forcing moms and dads to raise their children at home. – Laura Schlessinger

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