Quotes by E. B. White

E. B. White

E. B. White

American writer

Lived from: 1899 - 1985

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 11 july 1899 Died: 1 october 1985

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  • Shocking writing is like murder: the questions the jury must decide are the questions of motive and intent.
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  • The living language is like a cowpath: it is the creation of the cows themselves, who, having created it, follow it or depart from it according to their whims or their needs. From daily use, the path undergoes change. A cow is under no obligation to stay
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  • The most puzzling thing about TV is the steady advance of the sponsor across the line that has always separated news from promotion, entertainment from merchandising. The advertiser has assumed the role of originator, and the performer has gradually been eased into the role of peddler.
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  • The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but the speed of man's adjustment to it - the speed of his acceptance.
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  • The total collapse of the public opinion polls shows that this country is in good health. A country that developed an airtight system of finding out in advance what was in people's minds would be uninhabitable.
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  • The whole problem is to establish communication with ones self.
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  • There is a period near the beginning of every man's life when he has little to cling to except his unmanageable dream, little to support him except good health, and nowhere to go but all over the place.
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  • There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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  • Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.
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  • You have been my friends, replied Charlotte, that in itself is a tremendous thing...
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