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E.B. White Quote

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely saw the play at all For starting to review it.

E.B. White

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely saw the play at all For starting to review it.

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About E.B. White

Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970).
In a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, Charlotte's Web was ranked first in their poll of the top one hundred children's novels. White also was a contributing editor to The New Yorker magazine and co-author of The Elements of Style, an English language style guide.