Good deeds never go unpunished.
E. B. WHITEExtreme cold when it first arrives seems to generate cheerfulness and sociability. For a few hours all life’s dubious problems are dropped in favor of the clear and congenial task of keeping alive.
More E. B. White Quotes
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A poem compresses much in a small space and adds music, thus heightening its meaning.
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Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have.
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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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Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.
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Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They’ll believe anything they see in print.
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A poet’s pleasure is to withhold a little of his meaning, to intensify by mystification. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it.
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Writing is both mask and unveiling.
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No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader’s intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.
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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
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The whole problem is to establish communication with ones self.
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Is there anything in the universe more beautiful and protective than the simple complexity of a spider’s web?
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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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You’re terrific as far as I am concerned.
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If a man is to be obsessed by something, I suppose a boat is as good as anything, perhaps a bit better than most.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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