I believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.
E. B. WHITEAn editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write.
More E. B. White Quotes
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“What are they, and where are you?” screamed Wilbur. “Please, please, tell me where you are. And what are salutations?” “Salutations are greetings,” said the voice. “When I say ‘salutations,’ it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning.
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You can dissect a joke just as you can a frog. But it tends to die on you.
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Semi-colons only prove that the author has been to college.
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A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour.
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The best writing is rewriting.
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In every queen there’s a touch of floozy.
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It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.
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No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.
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There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born here, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size and its turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is the New York of the commuter.
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The main thing I try to do is write as clearly as I can. I rewrite a good deal to make it clear.
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Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom.
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Stuart rose from the ditch, climbed into his car, and started up the road that led toward the north…As he peeked ahead into the great land that stretched before him, the way seemed long. But the sky was bright, and he somehow felt he was headed in the right direction.
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I am still encouraged to go on. I wouldn’t know where else to go.
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An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write.
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Oh, I never look under the hood.
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