E. B. White Quotes
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One never can know the whys and the wherefores of one's passional changes.
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I get upset about what is taken as great literature and what is cute and exotic.
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Qatar has funded and helped arm ISIS. They also, as we all know, fund Hamas. That's got to stop. And we've got to use our pressure against that country to knock that stuff off.
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I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
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Literature is a toil and a snare, a curse that bites deep.
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This I know; the spirit of Man cannot be stopped.
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It's really interesting working in television as opposed to the theater, where you know the arc of the character and you are able to create this whole backstory.
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I don't know how old I was when I started writing books. But, I was born in 1931, and I wrote my first book in 1961.
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I'm a collaborator. I know I don't know everything. I don't want to know everything.
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I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.
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I like to put a stake in people, because I know people helped me.
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As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.
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The young are adept at learning, but even more adept at avoiding it.
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Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
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Know or listen to those who know.
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My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie.
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You know when you see those guys and their sideburns are just a little too high? You don't need to have sideburns, but don't have to have them right above the ear. I knew a guy that did that in high school and I was like, 'What are you doing? Just let them down a little.'
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For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know?
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I don't hate language. I have my own language, but I also enjoy the English language. Obviously, you don't read a lot of literature and not care about language.
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Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.
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During our travels, the Indians entertained me well; and their affection for me was so great, that they utterly refused to leave me there with the others, although the Governor offered them one hundred pounds sterling for me, on purpose to give me a parole to go home.
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When I was thirteen years old, I didn't exactly discover epic fantasy on my own. I acquired it as a social defence mechanism.
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Don't get me wrong: there are some fantastic people who work at British Cycling who kept me together, who were there when I was struggling with it all. They were walking the same tightrope in many ways, because if you do speak up, your days are numbered.
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I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.
