The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel.

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Thurber, James. "The Duchess and the Bugs." Lanterns & Lances. Harper & Brothers, 1961.

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A quote by James Thurber about comedy: “The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations…”

A quote by James Thurber about comedy: “The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations…”

A quote by James Thurber about comedy: “The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations…”