A Quote by James Thurber

The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at the end of that time he begins to mutter to himself, and calls out in his sleep.

James Thurber

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James Thurber
American - Author
December 8, 1894 - November 2, 1961

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Disha Patani

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Soren Kierkegaard

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Vladimir Lenin

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Arthur Golden

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