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E. B. White Quotes

Total quotes: 10
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
— E. B. White, E. B. White: Notes and Comment by Author
Tagged: World, Life, improving the world, Saving The World, enjoying the world, savoring the world, Savoring Life, dilemma, life's dilemmas, Planning Ahead, planning the day, Planning Out Your Life
“Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.”
— E. B. White, Charlotte's Web
Tagged: Curiosity, Adventure, Passion
“I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.”
— E. B. White, The Paris Review Interviews, IV
Tagged: admiration, Writing, Writers, literary, Bravery
“Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 

'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.”
— E. B. White, Charlotte's Web
Tagged: Friendship, true friendship, Tremendous Things
“As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the one thing left to us in a bad time.”
— E. B. White, Letter to M. Nadeau
Tagged: kindness, Compassion, Hope
“To perceive Christmas through its wrapping becomes more difficult with every year.”
— E. B. White, The Second Tree From The Corner
Tagged: Holidays, Christmas
“Did it ever occur to you that there's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another?”
— E. B. White, The Adelphi
Tagged: Complicated, Limit
“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, Letters of E.B. White
Tagged: How To Think, Nature
“Stuart rose from the ditch, climbed into his car, and started up the road that led toward the north...As he peeked ahead into the great land that stretched before him, the way seemed long. But the sky was bright, and he somehow felt he was headed in the right direction.”
— E. B. White, Stuart Little
Tagged: Optimism, Direction, Path, Journey
“Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom.”
— E. B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
Tagged: Safety, Freedom
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