1,140 Quotes by E. B. White

As a New York-based sports editor put it to me,

You actually are in alcohol withdrawal during a hangover.

The South is the land of the sustained sibilant. Everywhere, for the appreciative visitor, the letter "s" insinuates itself in the scene: in the sound of sea and sand, in the singing shell, in the heat of sun and sky, in the sultriness of the gentle hours, in the siesta, in the stir of birds and insects.

It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck. No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it.

A woman came in Monday and found items to make a hostess gift and a birthday gift. We saved her a trip to Geneva or Enterprise.

Why is it, do you suppose, that an Englishman is unhappy until he has explained America?

Even though the Swans have been there for over 20 years now and really built up a loyal following, AFL on television does not attract the sort of audiences we would like, ... We would just have got killed if we went in any earlier. We are putting it on at 10pm, which is not what I would call late, but we would get hammered if we put it on live.

We really respect the indigenous knowledge. These traditional values of dealing with illness have validity, even if we don't understand the scientific basis.