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E B White Quotes

Salutations; it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning Picture Quote #1

Before the seed there comes the thought of bloom Picture Quote #1

Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom Picture Quote #1

I have occasionally had the exquisite thrill of putting my finger on a little capsule of truth, and heard it give the faint squeak of mortality under my pressure Picture Quote #1

Necessity first mothered invention. Now invention has little ones of her own, and they look just like grandma Picture Quote #1

All poets who, when reading from their own works, experience a choked feeling, are major. For that matter, all poets who read from their own works are major, whether they choke or not Picture Quote #1

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Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When I get sick of what men do, I have only to walk a few steps in another direction to see what spiders do. Or what the weather does. This sustains me very well indeed Picture Quote #1

As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left us in a bad time Picture Quote #1

The future, wave or no wave, seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done Picture Quote #1

Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words, and they backhand them over the net. They love words that give them a hard time, provided they are in a context that absorbs their attention Picture Quote #1

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All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without ill effect. No one can write knowingly of the weather who walks bent over on wet days Picture Quote #1

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members Picture Quote #1

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both Picture Quote #1

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it Picture Quote #1

The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative Picture Quote #1

There’s no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another Picture Quote #1

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We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust Picture Quote #1

The circus comes as close to being the world in microcosm as anything I know; in a way, it puts all the rest of show business in the shade Picture Quote #1

Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness, natives give it solidity and continuity, but the settlers give it passion Picture Quote #1

Diplomacy is the lowest form of politeness because it misquotes the greatest number of people. A nation, like an individual, if it has anything to say, should simply say it Picture Quote #1

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Half a man’s life is devoted to what he calls improvements, yet the original had some quality which is lost in the process Picture Quote #1

Liberty is never out of bounds or off limits; it spreads wherever it can capture the imagination of men Picture Quote #1

It seemed to me that I should have a desk, even though I had no real need for a desk. I was afraid that if I had no desk in my room my life would seem too haphazard Picture Quote #1

Extreme cold when it first arrives seems to generate cheerfulness and sociability. For a few hours all life’s dubious problems are dropped in favor of the clear and congenial task of keeping alive Picture Quote #1

Computing machines perhaps can do the work of a dozen ordinary men, but there is no machine that can do the work of one extraordinary man Picture Quote #1

A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour Picture Quote #1

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Salutations; it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning (E B White Quotes) Before the seed there comes the thought of bloom (E B White Quotes) Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom (E B White Quotes) I have occasionally had the exquisite thrill of putting my finger on a little capsule of truth, and heard it give the faint squeak of mortality under my pressure (E B White Quotes) Necessity first mothered invention. Now invention has little ones of her own, and they look just like grandma (E B White Quotes) All poets who, when reading from their own works, experience a choked feeling, are major. For that matter, all poets who read from their own works are major, whether they choke or not (E B White Quotes) Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind (E B White Quotes) 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 Quotes) When I get sick of what men do, I have only to walk a few steps in another direction to see what spiders do. Or what the weather does. This sustains me very well indeed (E B White Quotes) As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left us in a bad time (E B White Quotes) The future, wave or no wave, seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done (E B White Quotes) Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words, and they backhand them over the net. They love words that give them a hard time, provided they are in a context that absorbs their attention (E B White Quotes) All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without ill effect. No one can write knowingly of the weather who walks bent over on wet days (E B White Quotes) It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members (E B White Quotes) It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both (E B White Quotes) The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it (E B White Quotes) 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 Quotes) There’s no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another (E B White Quotes) We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry (E B White Quotes) 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 Quotes) People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust (E B White Quotes) The circus comes as close to being the world in microcosm as anything I know; in a way, it puts all the rest of show business in the shade (E B White Quotes) Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness, natives give it solidity and continuity, but the settlers give it passion (E B White Quotes) Diplomacy is the lowest form of politeness because it misquotes the greatest number of people. A nation, like an individual, if it has anything to say, should simply say it (E B White Quotes) Half a man’s life is devoted to what he calls improvements, yet the original had some quality which is lost in the process (E B White Quotes) Liberty is never out of bounds or off limits; it spreads wherever it can capture the imagination of men (E B White Quotes) It seemed to me that I should have a desk, even though I had no real need for a desk. I was afraid that if I had no desk in my room my life would seem too haphazard (E B White Quotes) Extreme cold when it first arrives seems to generate cheerfulness and sociability. For a few hours all life’s dubious problems are dropped in favor of the clear and congenial task of keeping alive (E B White Quotes) Computing machines perhaps can do the work of a dozen ordinary men, but there is no machine that can do the work of one extraordinary man (E B White Quotes) A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour (E B White Quotes)

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