1,140 Quotes by E. B. White

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    I am always humbled by the infite ingenuity of the Lord, who can make a red barn cast a blue shadow.

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    It's final exam time. I'm anxious to see what we can do. I've been waiting since Dec. 12, when Weis was hired.

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    I think I'm fighting an uphill battle. You've got to look at it from a coaching standpoint: 'Can we rely on this guy?' That's what they have to think. But I'm just going to go out and play. If I get hurt again, I get hurt again. But I've got two bionic knees now.

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    The theatrical community -- music and dance -- adds a unique touch to New York City. There are more than 400 small off off Broadway theaters on record.

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    Thurber did not write the way a surgeon operates, he wrote the way a child skips rope, the way a mouse waltzes.

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    The main thing I try to do is write as clearly as I can. I rewrite a good deal to make it clear.

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    To me, if the Coast Guard said it, then this is the record as far as I'm concerned. That's the time to beat. I'm not one for records. I know it's important for him, but the thing is he did it. He pulled it off.

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