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New York is to the nation what the white church spire is to the village - the visible symbol of aspiration and faith, the white plume saying the way is up!
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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A writer should concern himself with whatever absorbs his fancy, stirs his heart, and unlimbers his typewriter. ... A writer has the duty to be good, not lousy: true, not false lively, not dull accurate, not full of error. He should tend to lift people up, not lower them down.
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Don't write about Man write about a man.
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Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.
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Life's accumulation is more discouraging than life itself, when stirred up.
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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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Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society — things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed.
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Humor is like a frog. You can dissect it to see how it works, but by then, it's dead.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty. Only under a dictatorship is literature expected to exhibit an harmonious design or an inspirational tone.
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Advice to young writers wo want to get ahead without any annoying delays: don't write about Man, write about a man.
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