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.
E. B. WHITEYou have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what’s a life, anyway?
More E. B. White Quotes
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Loneliness is a strange gift.
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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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When you say something, make sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair.
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A really companionable and indispensable dog is an accident of nature. You can’t get it by breeding for it, and you can’t buy it with money. It just happens along.
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Is there anything in the universe more beautiful and protective than the simple complexity of a spider’s web?
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I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.
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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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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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Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.
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Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.
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I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
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Writing is one way to go about thinking, and the practice and habit of writing not only drain the mind but supply it, too.
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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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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
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I am always humbled by the infite ingenuity of the Lord, who can make a red barn cast a blue shadow.
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