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You have been my friends. That in itself is a tremendous thing.
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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Elwyn Brooks White
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As a writing man, or secretary, I have always felt charged with the safekeeping of all unexpected items of worldly and unworldly enchantment, as though I might be held personally responsible if even a small one were to be lost.
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Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19.
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Never hurry and never worry!
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It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.
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A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour.
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I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till it stops beating.
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Have you ever found anything that gives you relief? Yes. A drink.
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Television will enormously enlarge the eye's range, and, like radio, will advertise the Elsewhere. Together with the tabs, the mags, and the movies, it will insist that we forget the primary and the near in favor of the secondary and the remote.
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Books are the door of escape from the forest.
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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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If I can fool a bug... I can surely fool a man. People are not as smart as bugs.
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