To achieve style, begin by affecting none.
E. B. WHITEOh, I never look under the hood.
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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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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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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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Good deeds never go unpunished.
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I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. “Never worry about your heart till it stops beating.
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Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.
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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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Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words, and they backhand them over the net. They love words that give them a hard time, provided they are in a context that absorbs their attention.
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The best writing is rewriting.
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By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone’s life can stand a little of that.
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It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck.
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Writing is both mask and unveiling.
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And then, just as Wilbur was settling down for his morning nap, he heard again the thin voice that had addressed him the night before. “Salutations!” said the voice. Wilbur jumped to his feet. “Salu-what?” he cried. “Salutations!” repeated the voice.
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Mother: It’s broccoli, dear. — Child: I say it’s spinach, and I say the hell with it.
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Writing is hard work and bad for the health.
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