In an extensive reading of recent books by psychologists, psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, and inspirationalists, I have discovered that they all suffer from one or more of these expression-complexes: italicizing, capitalizing, exclamation-pointing, multiple-interrogating, and itemizing. These are all forms of what the psychos themselves would call, if they faced their condition frankly, Rhetorical-Over-Compensation.
James ThurberWriters of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
James ThurberBoys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.
James ThurberI am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance - a sharp, vindictive glance.
James Thurber