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~ E. B. White Quotes ~
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E. B. White Quotes


An American writer.
Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985), usually known as E. B. White, was an American writer. A long-time contributor to The New Yorker magazine, he also wrote many famous books for both adults and children, such as the popular Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, and co-authored a widely used writing guide, The Elements of Style, popularly known by its authors' names, as "Strunk & White."

Here are some famous quotes by E. B. White.




Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
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« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2014, 08:48:15 AM »
I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.
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« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2014, 08:48:40 AM »
Humour can be dissected as a frog can but the thing dies in the process.
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« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2014, 08:49:03 AM »
Humour plays close to the big hot fire which is the truth and the reader feels the heat.
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« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2014, 08:49:26 AM »
His words leap across rivers and mountains but his thoughts are still only six inches long.
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« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2014, 08:49:51 AM »
Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
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« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2014, 08:50:16 AM »
I liked to sail alone. The sea was the same as a girl to me - I did not want anyone else along.
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« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2014, 08:50:42 AM »
There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2014, 08:51:07 AM »
I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. 'Never worry about your heart 'til it stops beating.'
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« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2014, 08:51:36 AM »
Liberty is never out of bounds or off limits; it spreads wherever it can capture the imagination of men.
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« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2014, 08:52:23 AM »
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half the time.
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« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2014, 08:52:52 AM »
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.
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« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2014, 08:53:24 AM »
Advice to young writers who want to get ahead without any annoying delays: don't write about Man write about a man.
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« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2014, 08:53:49 AM »
Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness natives give it solidity and continuity but the settlers give it passion.
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« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2014, 08:54:14 AM »
Advice to young writers who want to get ahead without annoying delays: don’t write about Man write about 'a' man.
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