3 James Thurber Quotes on Laughter

James Thurber quotes on laughter

47. The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms - hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.

73. Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.

83. 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.