When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare.
James ThurberSo much has already been written about everything that you can't find out anything about it.
James ThurberUntil a man can quit talking loudly to himself in order to shout down the memories of blunderings and gropings, he is in no shape for the painstaking examination of distress.
James ThurberHundreds of hysterical persons must confuse these phenomena with messages from the beyond and take their glory to the bishop rather than the eye doctor.
James Thurber