Quotes by : E.B. White

Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children....

A schoolchild should be taught grammar--for the same reason that a medical student should study anatomy.....

A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement....

It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck. No one should come....

Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print.

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

When an American family becomes separated from its toothbrushes and combs and pajamas for a few hours....

The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness,....

It is quite obvious that the human race has made a queer mess of life on this planet. But as a people....

You have been my friend... And that in itself is a tremendous thing.