Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
E. B. WHITE
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All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the world.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White Reading is the work of the alert mind, is demanding, and under ideal conditions produces finally a sort of ecstasy.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White Fern was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of injustice. As a result, she now has a pig. A small one to be sure, but nevertheless a pig. It just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White Understanding humor is like dissecting a live frog. It can be done, but the frog tends to die in the process.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White Life’s meaning has always eluded me and I guess always will. But I love it just the same.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White In every queen there’s a touch of floozy.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White 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.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White 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. WhiteE. B. White Good deeds never go unpunished.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness, no anything
E. B. WhiteE. B. White “What’s miraculous about a spider’s web?” said Mrs. Arable. “I don’t see why you say a web is a miracle–it’s just a web.” “Ever try to spin one?” asked Mr. Dorian.
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