I am always humbled by the infite ingenuity of the Lord, who can make a red barn cast a blue shadow.
E. B. WHITEI get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult.
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Only a person who is congenially self-centered has the effrontery and the stamina to write essays
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Oh, I never look under the hood.
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Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They’ll believe anything they see in print.
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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
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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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Life’s meaning has always eluded me and I guess always will. But I love it just the same.
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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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Extreme cold when it first arrives seems to generate cheerfulness and sociability. For a few hours all life’s dubious problems are dropped in favor of the clear and congenial task of keeping alive.
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You can dissect a joke just as you can a frog. But it tends to die on you.
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It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck.
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I am still encouraged to go on. I wouldn’t know where else to go.
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Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.
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“What’s miraculous about a spider’s web?” said Mrs. Arable. “I don’t see why you say a web is a miracle–it’s just a web.” “Ever try to spin one?” asked Mr. Dorian.
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An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write.
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Make the work interesting and the discipline will take care of itself.
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