A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour.
E. B. WHITEA poem compresses much in a small space and adds music, thus heightening its meaning.
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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.
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Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.
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Only a person who is congenially self-centered has the effrontery and the stamina to write essays
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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Nauseous. Nauseated. The first means “sickening to contemplate”; the second means “sick at the stomach.” Do not, therefore, say “I feel nauseous,” unless you are sure you have that effect on others.
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The essayist is a self-liberated man, sustained by the childish belief that everything he thinks about, everything that happens to him, is of general interest.
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You 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?
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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
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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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I’ve got a new friend, all right. But what a gamble friendship is! Charlotte is fierce, brutal, scheming, bloodthirsty-everything I don’t like. How can I learn to like her, even though she is pretty and, of course, clever?
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Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom.
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
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A schoolchild should be taught grammar-for the same reason that a medical student should study anatomy.
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The best writing is rewriting.
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People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust.
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