The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun … - James Thurber

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The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.

James Thurber

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James Grover Thurber (8 December 1894 – 2 November 1961) was an American humorist and cartoonist.

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