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E. B. White – ‘As long as there is one upri…

‘As long as there is one upright man as long as there is one compassionate woman the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left us in a bad time.’

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E. B. White – ‘Geese are friends to no one …

‘Geese are friends to no one they bad mouth everybody and everything. But they are companionable once you get used to their ingratitude and false accusations.’

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E. B. White – ‘I don?t know which is more d…

‘I don?t know which is more discouraging literature or chickens.’

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E. B. White – ‘It is easier for a man to be…

‘It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter and he is personally acquainted with the other members.’

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E. B. White – ‘A man who publishes his lett…

‘A man who publishes his letters becomes a nudist nothing shields him from the worlds gaze except his bare skin. A writer writing away can always fix things up to make himself more presentable but a man who has written … Continue reading →

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E. B. White – ‘Democracy is the recurrent s…

‘Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are fight more than half of the time.’

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E. B. White – ‘From three to four he planne…

‘From three to four he planned to stand perfectly still and think of what it was like to be alive.’

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E. B. White – ‘I would feel more optimistic…

‘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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E. B. White – ‘Everything in life is somewh…

‘Everything in life is somewhere else and you get there in a car.’

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E. B. White – ‘Commuter one who spends his…

‘Commuter one who spends his life In riding to and from his wife; A man who shaves and takes a train And then rides back to shave again.’

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