Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.
E. B. WHITESalutations; it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning
More E. B. White Quotes
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It is Sunday, mid-morning-Sunday in the living room, Sunday in the kitchen, Sunday in the woodshed, Sunday down the road in the village: I hear the bells, calling me to share God’s grace.
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There is hardly a waiting room in the east that has not served as my cockpit, whether I was waiting to board a train or to see a dentist. And I am usually still trimming sheets when the train starts or drill begins to whine.
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It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck.
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We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.
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I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult.
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Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have.
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Life’s meaning has always eluded me and I guess always will. But I love it just the same.
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The whole duty of a writer is to please and satisfy himself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one.
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Habitually creative people are prepared to be lucky.
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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
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Understanding humor is like dissecting a live frog. It can be done, but the frog tends to die in the process.
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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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Good deeds never go unpunished.
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The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.
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A despot doesn’t fear eloquent writers preaching freedom- he fears a drunken poet who may crack a joke that will take hold.
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