Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.
E. B. WHITEI believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.
More E. B. White Quotes
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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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I believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.
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Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.
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The best writing is rewriting.
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No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.
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Good deeds never go unpunished.
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The so-called science of poll-taking is not a science at all but mere necromancy. People are unpredictable by nature, and although you can take a nation’s pulse, you can’t be sure that the nation hasn’t just run up a flight of stairs.
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A right is a responsibility in reverse.
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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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Every morning I awake torn between a desire to save the world and an inclination to savor it. This makes it hard to plan the day. But if we forget to savor the world, what possible reason do we have for saving it? In a way, the savoring must come first.
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Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have.
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The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.
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No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader’s intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.
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In every queen there’s a touch of floozy.
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Oh, I never look under the hood.
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