The whole duty of a writer is to please and satisfy himself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one.
E. B. WHITEUnderstanding humor is like dissecting a live frog. It can be done, but the frog tends to die in the process.
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Habitually creative people are prepared to be lucky.
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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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A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.
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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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Writing is hard work and bad for the health.
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Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom.
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Nauseous. Nauseated. The first means “sickening to contemplate”; the second means “sick at the stomach.” Do not, therefore, say “I feel nauseous,” unless you are sure you have that effect on others.
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It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck.
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The whole problem is to establish communication with ones self.
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Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.
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Loneliness is a strange gift.
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Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart. She was in a class by herself. It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both.
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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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All writing is communication; creative writing is communication through revelation-it is the Self-escaping into the open.
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A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.
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