A writer’s style reveals something of his spirit, his habits, his capacites, his bias…it is the Self escaping into the open.
E. B. WHITEReading is the work of the alert mind, is demanding, and under ideal conditions produces finally a sort of ecstasy.
More E. B. White Quotes
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I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.
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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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All writing is communication; creative writing is communication through revelation-it is the Self-escaping into the open.
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I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.
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An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write.
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A right is a responsibility in reverse.
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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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Writing is both mask and unveiling.
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Why did you do all this for me?’ he asked. ‘I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.’ ‘You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. ‘That in itself is a tremendous thing.
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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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One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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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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Writing is hard work and bad for the health.
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Use the smallest word that does the job.
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