A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then gets stringy

Quote by E B White

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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...

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

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

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

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

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...

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

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...

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,...

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely...

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely...

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

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

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

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...

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.

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense...

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

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

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

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...