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E. B. White Quotes

E. B. White quotes

American Writer July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985

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I find it very disturbing to be advertised, as I have noticed that it is the advertised authors that stink. I am pretty sure I am going to stink from now on, and it might just as well be in Harpers as anywhere else, I suppose. A writer is like a beanplant-he has his day and then he gets stringy. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in..."
Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy."
One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder."
Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder. E. B. White
When we slid the body into the grave, we both were shaken to the core. The loss we felt was not the loss of ham but the loss of pig. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens."
I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "I don’t know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens."
I don’t know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "Very fine law,” said Stuart. “When I am Chairman, anybody who..."
Very fine law,” said Stuart. “When I am Chairman, anybody who is mean to anybody else is going to catch it. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one."
Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account..."
There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "Semi-colons only prove that the author has been to college."
Semi-colons only prove that the author has been to college. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and..."
A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then gets stringy. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "[Writers] should tend to lift people up, not lower them down."
[Writers] should tend to lift people up, not lower them down. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "Thus I, gone forth, as spiders do, In spider’s web a truth..."
Thus I, gone forth, as spiders do, In spider’s web a truth discerning, Attach one silken strand to you For my returning. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "You're terrific as far as I am concerned."
You're terrific as far as I am concerned. E. B. White

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