Mother: It’s broccoli, dear. — Child: I say it’s spinach, and I say the hell with it.
E. B. WHITELife’s meaning has always eluded me and I guess always will. But I love it just the same.
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I am often mad, but I would hate to be nothing but mad: and I think I would lose what little value I may have as a writer if I were to refuse, as a matter of principle, to accept the warming rays of the sun, and to report them, whenever, and if ever, they
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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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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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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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A right is a responsibility in reverse.
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In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty.
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The main thing I try to do is write as clearly as I can. I rewrite a good deal to make it clear.
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Books hold most of the secrets of the world, most of the thoughts that men and women have had. And when you are reading a book, you and the author are alone together-just the two of you.
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Never hurry and never worry!
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
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When an American family becomes separated from its toothbrushes and combs and pajamas for a few hours it considers that it has had quite an adventure.
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The best writing is rewriting.
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Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They’ll believe anything they see in print.
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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 believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.
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