“ Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it. E. B. White
“ Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor. E. B. White
“ Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19. E. B. White
“ Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts. E. B. White
“ I liked to sail alone. The sea was the same as a girl to me - I did not want anyone else along. E. B. White
“ Humour plays close to the big hot fire which is the truth and the reader feels the heat. E. B. White
“ The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but the speed of man's adjustment to it, the speed of his acceptance. E. B. White
“ A poet dares to be just so clear and no clearer he approaches lucid ground warily like a mariner who is determined not to scrape his bottom on anything solid. A poet's pleasure is to withhold a litt… E. B. White
“ I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B. White
“ 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
“ Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness natives give it solidity and continuity but the settlers give it passion. E. B. White
