Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
E. B. WHITEA good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.
More E. B. White Quotes
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The best writing is rewriting.
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A really companionable and indispensable dog is an accident of nature. You can’t get it by breeding for it, and you can’t buy it with money. It just happens along.
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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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Use the smallest word that does the job.
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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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Fern was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of injustice. As a result, she now has a pig. A small one to be sure, but nevertheless a pig. It just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly.
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Salutations; it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning
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The whole problem is to establish communication with ones self.
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English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it’s sheer luck, like getting across the street.
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I believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.
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I am always humbled by the infite ingenuity of the Lord, who can make a red barn cast a blue shadow.
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Loneliness is a strange gift.
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Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.
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A writer should concern himself with whatever absorbs his fancy, stirs his heart, and unlimbers his typewriter. … A writer has the duty to be good, not lousy: true, not false; lively, not dull; accurate, not full of error. He should tend to lift people up, not lower them down.
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A poem compresses much in a small space and adds music, thus heightening its meaning.
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