Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.
E. B. WHITEI am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. “Never worry about your heart till it stops beating.
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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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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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Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society – things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed.
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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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It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck.
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The whole duty of a writer is to please and satisfy himself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one.
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A right is a responsibility in reverse.
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A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour.
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I am still encouraged to go on. I wouldn’t know where else to go.
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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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Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.
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By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone’s life can stand a little of that.
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Use the smallest word that does the job.
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I 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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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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