I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
E. B. WHITEThere is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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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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I don’t know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.
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I believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.
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A schoolchild should be taught grammar-for the same reason that a medical student should study anatomy.
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Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom.
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Geese are friends to no one, they bad mouth everybody and everything. But they are companionable once you get used to their ingratitude and false accusations.
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Loneliness is a strange gift.
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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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To achieve style, begin by affecting none.
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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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People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust.
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I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.
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Life’s meaning has always eluded me and I guess always will. But I love it just the same.
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Use the smallest word that does the job.
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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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