Writing is hard work and bad for the health. E. B. White badhardhealth Change image and share on social
There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another. E. B. White accountcomplicatelead Change image and share on social
Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it. E. B. White analyzedissectfrog 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
All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without ill effect. No one can write knowingly of the weather who walks bent over on wet days. E. B. White benddayeffect Change image and share on social
I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought it was the office cat. E. B. White amendmentassumecat Change image and share on social
I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel. E. B. White ferrispromisespace Change image and share on social
Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim. E. B. White actcircuscomma Change image and share on social
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. E. B. White arisedaydesire 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
