Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself-a lad of about 19

Quote by E B White

Topics: Elderly Quotes

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my...

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my...

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a...

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a...

I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought...

I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

Television should be our Lyceum, our Chautauqua, our Minsky's and our Camelot.

Television should be our Lyceum, our Chautauqua, our Minsky's and our Camelot.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than a whole one

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than a whole one

Be obscure clearly.

Be obscure clearly.

Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act,...

Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act,...

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it...

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

There are abundantly more English professors in the world than there are authors.

There are abundantly more English professors in the world than there are authors.

Grammar is a piano I play by ear. All I know about grammar is its...

Grammar is a piano I play by ear. All I know about grammar is its...

When the authorities warn you of the dangers of having sex, there is an important...

When the authorities warn you of the dangers of having sex, there is an important...