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Elwyn Brooks White

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.

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Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

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Writing is hard work and bad for the health.

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A writer is like a bean plant – he has his little day, and then gets stringy.

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Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.

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English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.

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I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought it was the office cat.

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It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.

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The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.

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I tell my children now that they are older, 'If something happens to me… don't make no big fuss over me. Don't make no big expense on my funeral. Don't put any pressure on the rest of the family. I've loved everybody, and I hope they loved me. But don't create this big expense for the family.'

I've come to realize ways of making music without being excessive.

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