Logo
Quote by James Thurber
But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is t

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep? – James Thurber

Other quotes by 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

Category:
Humor
Author
James Thurber
Read Quote

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

Category:
Psychology
Author
James Thurber
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Fear
category

Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace. – Julien Benda

Category:
Fear

I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me. – H. P. Lovecraft

Category:
Fear

Let no man fear to die, we love to sleep all, and death is but the sounder sleep. – Francis Beaumont

Category:
Fear

Fear is something to be moved through, not something to be turned from. – Peter McWilliams

Category:
Fear

Random Quotes

Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top. – Francis Beaumont

Category:
Manners

Then trust me, theres nothing like drinking
So pleasant on this side the grave;
It keeps the unhappy from thinking,
And makes een the valiant more brave. – Charles Dibdin

Category:
Drinking

To imply that religious believers have no right to engage moral questions in the public square or at the ballot is simply to establish a Reichian secularism as our state faith. – Maggie Gallagher

Category:
Faith

It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness poverty and wealth have both failed. – Kin Hubbard

Category:
Happiness