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

Quote by E B White

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

The siren south is well enough, but New York, at the beginning of March, is...

The siren south is well enough, but New York, at the beginning of March, is...

Be obscure clearly.

Be obscure clearly.

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

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

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but...

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but...

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.

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

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

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...

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less...

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less...

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. ......

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 see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a...

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a...

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...

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...

American liberty is premised on the accountability of free men and women for what they...

American liberty is premised on the accountability of free men and women for what they...

Lee was such a fine, high-class boy. If my son killed the president he would...

Lee was such a fine, high-class boy. If my son killed the president he would...

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...