1,140 Quotes by E. B. White

I was really conscious when I went down there that I needed to gain the respect of my new team mates. Respect is a really big thing in rugby. That is what spurred me on to improve my game.

It's a little different from what we're accustomed tobut it does establish a little more formal procedures, ... The procedures can be altered if we find they don't work for us.

Have you ever found anything that gives you relief?"... "Yes. A drink

Normally, by law, we're only required to let the public know when there is a final decision,

A man must have something to cling to. Without that he is as a pea vine sprawling in search of a trellis.... I was all asprawl, clinging to Beauty, which is a very restless trellis.

We missed a lot of tackles, and to beat a team like that you have to do a better job of tackling.

She is a warm and considerate woman. We knew she would nurture our children. I'm unable to understand why a competent teacher was removed at this critical time.

An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write.

It's all starting to sink in, but until you kick it off, you just never know for sure (how things will go). There is a lot of restless anticipation right now. But I do think we have enough veterans on this team that they will be a stabilizing force for the young guys.