1,140 Quotes by E. B. White

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    Place yourself in the background; write in a way that comes naturally; work from a suitable design; write with nouns and verbs; do not overwrite; do not overstate; avoid the use of qualifiers; do not affect a breezy style; use orthodox spelling; do not explain too much; avoid fancy words; do not take shortcuts as the cost of clarity; prefer the standard to the offbeat; make sure the reader knows who is speaking; do not use dialect; revise and rewrite.

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    This definitely doesn't take us out of it. It just gives us a positive start. We've got to build on it.

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    It isn't silence you can cut with a knife any more, it's interchange of ideas. Intelligent discussion of practically everything is what is breaking up modern marriage.

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    Every time we played somebody, except maybe for Seton Hall, they're going to have big crowds there. When you play somebody like Southern Miss, there might be six people there.

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    Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

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    I saw a pretty dominating performance by Sarah. She's a good pitcher and does a really good job at mixing up her pitches.

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    We need more big ideas, stretch ideas, creative ideas than I sense we're thinking about today,

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    We congratulate all of our First Prize winners. We understand and respect all the hard work that has gone into developing this community.

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    This event is free and open to the public so we invite everyone to come out and enjoy the music in a nice environment.

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