1,140 Quotes by E. B. White

Advice to young writers wo want to get ahead without any annoying delays: don't write about Man, write about a man.

We sell the fact that it's the Loud House. It's 50,000 people but when that place is full, it's the loudest place in the country. I think it's a novelty, more kids haven't played indoors and they kinda like that.

It fills a little niche; nobody's ever written about this before in this way because it's a book about a serious subject but told with such a respectful, light touch. It's one of those books you sit down and read start to finish because you can't put it down. And after you finish, you say 'My aunt would like this, and so would my great-grandmother and my sister.' And so people will buy one, and then come back and buy 10.

The mind travels faster than the pen; consequently, writing becomes a question of learning to make occasional wing shots, bringing down the bird of thought as it flashes by. A writer is a gunner, sometimes waiting in the blind for something to come in, sometimes roaming the countryside hoping to scare something up.

We were asked to look at how we could help the residents maintain their parking.

There's a whole family who came into cook for us tonight, a lot of hospitality.

These declines do seem to be irreversible now,

Understanding humor is like dissecting a live frog. It can be done, but the frog tends to die in the process.

To achieve style, begin by affecting none.