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new york provides not only a continuing excitation but also a spectacle that is continuing.
E. B. White
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E. B. White
Age: 86 †
Born: 1899
Born: July 11
Died: 1985
Died: October 1
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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
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A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then gets stringy.
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