Quotes by Elwyn Brooks White
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Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.
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In a sense the world dies every time a writer dies, because, if he is any good, he has been a wet nurse to humanity during his entire existence and ...
elwyn brooks white
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 ...
elwyn brooks white
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 ...
elwyn brooks white
A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.
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The liberal holds that he is true to the republic when he is true to himself. (It may not be as cozy an attitude as it sounds.) He greets with ...
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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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All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without ill effect. No one can write knowingly of the weather who walks bent over on ...
