"Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the presence of a formidable menace to one's poise and prestige (such as the butler, or the man under the bed — but never the husband)."
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The New Yorker (2 August 1930), discussing cartooning
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James Thurber
1894 – 1961
US-amerikanischer Zeichner und Schriftsteller
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