All writing is communication; creative writing is communication through revelation-it is the Self-escaping into the open.
E. B. WHITEOne of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.
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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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Reading is the work of the alert mind, is demanding, and under ideal conditions produces finally a sort of ecstasy.
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Salutations; it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning
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All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the world.
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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
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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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You’re terrific as far as I am concerned.
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Creation is in part merely the business of forgoing the great and small distractions.
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Stuart rose from the ditch, climbed into his car, and started up the road that led toward the north…As he peeked ahead into the great land that stretched before him, the way seemed long. But the sky was bright, and he somehow felt he was headed in the right direction.
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A despot doesn’t fear eloquent writers preaching freedom- he fears a drunken poet who may crack a joke that will take hold.
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I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. “Never worry about your heart till it stops beating.
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Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart. She was in a class by herself. It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both.
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The essayist is a self-liberated man, sustained by the childish belief that everything he thinks about, everything that happens to him, is of general interest.
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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 believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.
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