E. B. White

Quotes by E. B. White

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Author · American · 1899–1985

American author (1899–1985)

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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.”
— E. B. White

“One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.”
— E. B. White

“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and ...”
— E. B. White

“Life's meaning has always eluded me and I guess it always will. But I love it just the same.”
— E. B. White

“An unhatched egg is to me the greatest challenge in life.”
— E. B. White

“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 one thing left to us in a bad time.”
— E. B. White

“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 al...”
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“A man who publishes his letters becomes a nudist — nothing shields him from the world's gaze except his bare skin. A writer, writing away, can always fix things up to make himself more presentable,...”
— E. B. White