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E. B. White Quotes

E. B. White quotes

American Writer July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985

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E. B. White quote: "Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe..."
Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war."
The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the..."
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. E. B. White
The young writer should learn to spot them: words that at first glance seem freighted with delicious meaning, but that soon burst in the air, leaving nothing but a memory of bright sound. E. B. White
A writer's style reveals something of his spirit, his habits, his capacites, his bias...it is the Self escaping into the open. E. B. White
There is nothing harder to estimate than a writer's time, nothing harder to keep track of. There are moments—moments of sustained creation—when his time is fairly valuable; and there are hours and hours when a writer's time isn't worth the paper he is not writing anything on. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a..."
A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without..."
Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts. E. B. White
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. E. B. White
On any person who desires such queer prizes, New York will bestow the gift of loneliness and the gift of privacy.... No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky. E. B. White
As a writing man, or secretary, I have always felt charged with the safekeeping of all unexpected items of worldly and unworldly enchantment, as though I might be held personally responsible if even a small one were to be lost. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more..."
To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "Good things come to those who find it and shove it in their..."
Good things come to those who find it and shove it in their mouth! E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of..."
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work..."
A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper. E. B. White

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