James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961) was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright. He was best known for his cartoons and short stories, published mainly in The New Yorker and collected in his numerous books.
Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
It is the dull man who is always sure, and the sure man who is always dull.