Only a person who is congenially self-centered has the effrontery and the stamina to write essays
E. B. WHITE
You can dissect a joke just as you can a frog. But it tends to die on you.
More E. B. White Quotes
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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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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.
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Life’s meaning has always eluded me and I guess always will. But I love it just the same.
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In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty.
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I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult.
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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 poem compresses much in a small space and adds music, thus heightening its meaning.
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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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All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the world.
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I believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.
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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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Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society – things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed.
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
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Never hurry and never worry!
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Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.
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I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.
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