Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.
E. B. WHITEUnderstanding humor is like dissecting a live frog. It can be done, but the frog tends to die in the process.
More E. B. White Quotes
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I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management.
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Salutations; it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning
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There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born here, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size and its turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is the New York of the commuter.
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No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.
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A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour.
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It is Sunday, mid-morning-Sunday in the living room, Sunday in the kitchen, Sunday in the woodshed, Sunday down the road in the village: I hear the bells, calling me to share God’s grace.
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The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness, no anything
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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
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To achieve style, begin by affecting none.
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Writing is one way to go about thinking, and the practice and habit of writing not only drain the mind but supply it, too.
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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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I am still encouraged to go on. I wouldn’t know where else to go.
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I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.
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Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom.
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