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Quotes from Lanterns and Lances‎ — James Thurber

1894–1961 United States

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There are two kinds of light — the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.

Lanterns and Lances‎ (1961)

Precision of communication is important, more important than ever, in our era of hair trigger balances, when a false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.

Lanterns and Lances‎ (1961)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Thurber (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.