Reading is the work of the alert mind, is demanding, and under ideal conditions produces finally a sort of ecstasy.
E. B. WHITEBefore the seed there comes the thought of bloom.
More E. B. White Quotes
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A right is a responsibility in reverse.
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Extreme 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.
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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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Never hurry and never worry!
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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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An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write.
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Semi-colons only prove that the author has been to college.
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You’re terrific as far as I am concerned.
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Nationalism has two fatal charms for its devotees: It presupposes local self-sufficiency, which is a pleasant and desirable condition, and it suggests, very subtly, a certain personal superiority by reason of one’s belonging to a place which is definable and familiar, as against a place that is strange, remote.
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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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Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom.
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Make the work interesting and the discipline will take care of itself.
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Oh, I never look under the hood.
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Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people– people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.
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When you say something, make sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair.
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