The main thing I try to do is write as clearly as I can. I rewrite a good deal to make it clear.
E. B. WHITEWhen you say something, make sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair.
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“What’s miraculous about a spider’s web?” said Mrs. Arable. “I don’t see why you say a web is a miracle–it’s just a web.” “Ever try to spin one?” asked Mr. Dorian.
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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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Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom.
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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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Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.
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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
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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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Only a person who is congenially self-centered has the effrontery and the stamina to write essays
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People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust.
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Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.
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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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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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In a man’s middle years there is scarcely a part of the body he would hesitate to turn over to the proper authorities.
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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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It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.
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