Author: E. B. White

Quotes

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.

- E. B. White

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.

- E. B. White

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.

- E. B. White

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

- E. B. White

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

- E. B. White

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19.

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19.

- E. B. White

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

- E. B. White

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

- E. B. White

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.

- E. B. White

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