"Taking a single letter from the alphaber," he said, "shoul… - James Thurber

"Taking a single letter from the alphaber," he said, "should make life simpler."

"I don't see why. Take the F from life and you have lie. It's adding a letter to simple that makes it simpler. Taking a letter from hoarder makes it harder."

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

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