Writing is one way to go about thinking, and the practice and habit of writing not only drain the mind but supply it, too.
E. B. WHITEMost people think of peace as a state of Nothing Bad Happening, or Nothing Much Happening. Yet if peace is to overtake us and make us the gift of serenity and well-being, it will have to be the state of Something Good Happening.
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Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.
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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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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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Make the work interesting and the discipline will take care of itself.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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I am still encouraged to go on. I wouldn’t know where else to go.
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One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.
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A schoolchild should be taught grammar-for the same reason that a medical student should study anatomy.
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Most people think of peace as a state of Nothing Bad Happening, or Nothing Much Happening. Yet if peace is to overtake us and make us the gift of serenity and well-being, it will have to be the state of Something Good Happening.
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
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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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Good deeds never go unpunished.
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The whole duty of a writer is to please and satisfy himself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one.
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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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Life is like writing with a pen. You can cross out your past but you can’t erase it.
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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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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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Understanding humor is like dissecting a live frog. It can be done, but the frog tends to die in the process.
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Oh, I never look under the hood.
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Creation is in part merely the business of forgoing the great and small distractions.
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I am always humbled by the infite ingenuity of the Lord, who can make a red barn cast a blue shadow.
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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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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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Life’s meaning has always eluded me and I guess always will. But I love it just the same.
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A really companionable and indispensable dog is an accident of nature. You can’t get it by breeding for it, and you can’t buy it with money. It just happens along.
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From morning till night, sounds drift from the kitchen, most of them familiar and comforting. . . . On days when warmth is the most important need of the human heart, the kitchen is the place you can find it; it dries the wet sock, it cools the hot little brain.
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