The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it.
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About James Thurber
James Thurber was a 19th-century American cartoonist, author, journalist, and playwright. James Grover Thurber was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University, leaving in 1918 without graduating. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Humor — Witty observations and humorous takes on everyday life