In every queen there’s a touch of floozy.
E. B. WHITEI admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.
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Before the seed there comes the thought of bloom.
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A poem compresses much in a small space and adds music, thus heightening its meaning.
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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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It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck.
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No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.
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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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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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I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.
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Is there anything in the universe more beautiful and protective than the simple complexity of a spider’s web?
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A writer’s style reveals something of his spirit, his habits, his capacites, his bias…it is the Self escaping into the open.
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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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I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management.
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Most people think of peace as a state of Nothing Bad Happening, or Nothing Much Happening. Yet if peace is to overtake us and make us the gift of serenity and well-being, it will have to be the state of Something Good Happening.
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Semi-colons only prove that the author has been to college.
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“What are they, and where are you?” screamed Wilbur. “Please, please, tell me where you are. And what are salutations?” “Salutations are greetings,” said the voice. “When I say ‘salutations,’ it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning.
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