Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
E. B. WHITEAlways be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.
More E. B. White Quotes
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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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Life is like writing with a pen. You can cross out your past but you can’t erase it.
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Good deeds never go unpunished.
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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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Habitually creative people are prepared to be lucky.
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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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Use the smallest word that does the job.
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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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Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have.
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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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When I get sick of what men do, I have only to walk a few steps in another direction to see what spiders do. Or what the weather does. This sustains me very well indeed.
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It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck.
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Why did you do all this for me?’ he asked. ‘I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.’ ‘You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. ‘That in itself is a tremendous thing.
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A poet’s pleasure is to withhold a little of his meaning, to intensify by mystification. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it.
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Writing is both mask and unveiling.
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