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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 discovered, though, that once having given a pig an enema, there is no turning back, no chance of resuming one of life's more stereotyped roles. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "Life's accumulation is more discouraging than life itself,..."
Life's accumulation is more discouraging than life itself, when stirred up. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "Once in everyone's life there is apt to be a period when he is..."
Once in everyone's life there is apt to be a period when he is fully awake, instead of half-asleep. E. B. White
In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty. Only under a dictatorship is literature expected to exhibit an harmonious design or an inspirational tone. E. B. White
Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people-- people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book. E. B. White
When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today they peer beyond the seven seas, bury themselves waist deep in tidings, and by and large what they see and hear makes them unutterably sad. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "Advice to young writers wo want to get ahead without any..."
Advice to young writers wo want to get ahead without any annoying delays: don't write about Man, write about a man. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "He was sad because his new friend was so bloodthirsty."
He was sad because his new friend was so bloodthirsty. E. B. White
And then, just as Wilbur was settling down for his morning nap, he heard again the thin voice that had addressed him the night before."Salutations!" said the voice. Wilbur jumped to his feet. "Salu-what?" he cried."Salutations!" repeated the voice."What are they, and where are you?" screamed Wilbur. "Please, please, tell me where you are. And what are salutations?"Salutations are greetings," said the voice. "When I say 'salutations,' it's just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning. E. B. White
One solution ... for the house of the future is to have a place called a ‘dirty room.’ This would be equipped with appliances for all cleaning problems, and into it would be dumped everything dirty. But in most American homes the way to have a dirty room is to have a small boy; that’s the way we worked it for a number of happy years. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend..."
It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. E. B. White
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult. E. B. White
When an American family becomes separated from its toothbrushes and combs and pajamas for a few hours it considers that it has had quite an adventure. E. B. White
Why did you do all this for me?" he asked. "I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing. E. B. White
The mind travels faster than the pen; consequently, writing becomes a question of learning to make occasional wing shots, bringing down the bird of thought as it flashes by. A writer is a gunner, sometimes waiting in the blind for something to come in, sometimes roaming the countryside hoping to scare something up. E. B. White

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