1,140 Quotes by E. B. White

When Ossie wrote 'Purlie,' he knew it would open doors that were usually kept closed. Sheldon made it clear to those of us who had certain characters that pushed the envelope that we were to take them to the edge. And sometimes it's difficult to get to that place.

As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left us in a bad time.

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.

This is about getting the government to move faster in times of emergency and it's about saving lives,

We anticipate further declines in the office vacancy rates over the next year but they should flatten out after that, as demand moderates and construction picks up.

When we think of [John F. Kennedy], he is without a hat, standing in the wind and weather. He was impatient of topcoats and hats, preferring to be exposed, and he was young enough and tough enough to enjoy the cold and the wind of those times.... It can be said of him, as of few men in a like position, that he did not fear the weather, and did not trim his sails, but instead challenged the wind itself, to improve its direction and to cause it to blow more softly and more kindly over the world and its people.

Our growth has always been upward, but there are months when it has been almost infinitesimal. When you think that a cup of coffee is $1.50, you see why it takes a lot to see a difference.

A man who publishes his letters becomes a nudist - nothing shields him from the world's gaze except his bare skin. A writer, writing away, can always fix things up to make himself more presentable, but a man who has written a letter is stuck with it for all time.

I started working for the Free-Lance Star in Fredericksburg, and they discovered that I could write.