In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty.
E. B. WHITEIt 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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In every queen there’s a touch of floozy.
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Habitually creative people are prepared to be lucky.
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One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.
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A poem compresses much in a small space and adds music, thus heightening its meaning.
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And then, just as Wilbur was settling down for his morning nap, he heard again the thin voice that had addressed him the night before. “Salutations!” said the voice. Wilbur jumped to his feet. “Salu-what?” he cried. “Salutations!” repeated the voice.
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Life is like writing with a pen. You can cross out your past but you can’t erase it.
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It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck.
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Loneliness is a strange gift.
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I don’t know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.
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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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Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.
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In a man’s middle years there is scarcely a part of the body he would hesitate to turn over to the proper authorities.
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When an American family becomes separated from its toothbrushes and combs and pajamas for a few hours it considers that it has had quite an adventure.
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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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To achieve style, begin by affecting none.
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