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E. B. White Quotes

E. B. White quotes

American Writer July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985

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There is another sort of day which needs celebrating in song -- the day of days when spring at last holds up her face to be kissed, deliberate and unabashed. On that day no wind blows either in the hills or in the mind. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the..."
I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought it was the office cat. E. B. White
The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative. E. B. White
The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness, no anything E. B. White
A single overstatement, wherever or however it occurs, diminishes the whole, and a carefree superlative has the power to destroy, for the reader, the object of the writer's enthusiasm. E. B. White
Do you understand how there could be any writing in a spider's web?"Oh, no," said Dr. Dorian. "I don't understand it. But for that matter I don't understand how a spider learned to spin a web in the first place. When the words appeared, everyone said they were a miracle. But nobody pointed out that the web itself is a miracle."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 Dr. Dorian. E. B. White
Next day, as the Ferris wheel was being taken apart and the race horses were being loaded into vans and the entertainers were packing up their belongings and driving away in their trailers, Charlotte died. The Fair Grounds were soon deserted. The sheds and buildings were empty and forlorn. The infield was littered with bottles and trash. Nobody, of the hundreds of people that had visited the Fair, knew that a grey spider had played the most important part of all. No one was with her when she... E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "It is a miracle that New York works at all. The whole thing is..."
It is a miracle that New York works at all. The whole thing is implausible. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "The world is full of people who have never, since childhood,..."
The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind. E. B. White
Fern was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of injustice. As a result, she now has a pig. A small one to be sure, but nevertheless a pig. It just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly. E. B. White
The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but the speed of man's adjustment to it, the speed of his acceptance. E. B. White
New York is to the nation what the white church spire is to the village - the visible symbol of aspiration and faith, the white plume saying the way is up E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "I am always humbled by the infite ingenuity of the Lord, who..."
I am always humbled by the infite ingenuity of the Lord, who can make a red barn cast a blue shadow. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "When I address Fred I never have to raise either my voice or..."
When I address Fred I never have to raise either my voice or my hopes. E. B. White
E. B. White quote: "We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if..."
We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or doing laundry. E. B. White

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