One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.
E. B. WHITEWell,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.
More E. B. White Quotes
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In every queen there’s a touch of floozy.
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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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Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.
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The main thing I try to do is write as clearly as I can. I rewrite a good deal to make it clear.
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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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Most people think of peace as a state of Nothing Bad Happening, or Nothing Much Happening. Yet if peace is to overtake us and make us the gift of serenity and well-being, it will have to be the state of Something Good Happening.
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The whole duty of a writer is to please and satisfy himself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one.
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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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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
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“What are they, and where are you?” screamed Wilbur. “Please, please, tell me where you are. And what are salutations?” “Salutations are greetings,” said the voice. “When I say ‘salutations,’ it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning.
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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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Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.
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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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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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I believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.
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