Mother: It’s broccoli, dear. — Child: I say it’s spinach, and I say the hell with it.
E. B. WHITEIt is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn’t catch the remark because I wasn’t paying attention.
More E. B. White Quotes
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Use the smallest word that does the job.
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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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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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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.
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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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It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.
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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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I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management.
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Habitually creative people are prepared to be lucky.
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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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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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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
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No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.
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Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.
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