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Elwyn Brooks White

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

Dies Few Frog Humor Like People

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Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim.

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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.

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One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

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I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

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It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.

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

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

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To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

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