To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year. E. B. White christmasdifficultperceive Change image and share on social
Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar. E. B. White actfaithgrammar Change image and share on social
Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car. E. B. White carlife Change image and share on social
It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. E. B. White friendgoodtrue Change image and share on social
A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then gets stringy. E. B. White beandayplant Change image and share on social
English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street. E. B. White educationenglishjudgment Change image and share on social
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time. E. B. White democracyhalfpeople Change image and share on social
I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that doesn't have a slant. All writing slants the way a writer leans, and no man is born perpendicular, although many men are born upright. E. B. White bearleanman share on social
Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men. E. B. White luckmakeman Change image and share on social
