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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Another segment of society that has constructed a language of its own is business. ......

Another segment of society that has constructed a language of its own is business. ......

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

Be obscure clearly.

Be obscure clearly.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always...

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always...

All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without...

All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without...

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...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

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...

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.