Writing is one way to go about thinking, and the practice and habit of writing not only drain the mind but supply it, too.
E. B. WHITEI am still encouraged to go on. I wouldn’t know where else to go.
More E. B. White Quotes
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The whole problem is to establish communication with ones self.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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All writing is communication; creative writing is communication through revelation-it is the Self-escaping into the open.
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Old age is a special problem for me because I’ve never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself – a lad of about 19.
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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
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No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader’s intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.
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I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.
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Geese are friends to no one, they bad mouth everybody and everything. But they are companionable once you get used to their ingratitude and false accusations.
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A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer… He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring.
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I am still encouraged to go on. I wouldn’t know where else to go.
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A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.
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If a man is to be obsessed by something, I suppose a boat is as good as anything, perhaps a bit better than most.
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I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. “Never worry about your heart till it stops beating.
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Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart. She was in a class by herself. It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both.
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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
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