"A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper."

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Source : E. B. White (2011). “In the Words of E.B. White: Quotations from America's Most Companionable of Writers”, p.209, Cornell University Press

E. B. White

#Waiting Quotes #Paper Quotes

“It is only Christianity, the great bond of love and duty to God, that makes any existence valuable or even tolerable.”
“Hello, Doctor. It's your man.”
“I think she [Rosalind Franklin] was a good experimentalist but certainly not of the first rank. She was simply not in the same class as Eigen or Bragg or Pauling, nor was she as good as Dorothy Hodgkin. She did not even select DNA to study. It was given to her. Her theoretical crystallography was very average.”
“The egg it is the source of all To everyone's ancestral hall.”

Source : CLARENCE DAY (1948). “THE BEST”
“IBM is helping to greatly advance and expedite quality sampling while providing our project investigators peace of mind that the information they are gathering is securely stored and protected.”
“I am concerned about the environment. I love to wear black. I think government is best when it stays out of people's lives and business as much as possible. I love punk rock. I believe in a strong national defense. I have a tattoo. I believe government should always be efficient and accountable. I have lots of gay friends. And yes, I am a Republican.”
“Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.”
“Events appear sad, pleasant, or painful, not because they are so in reality, but because we believe them to be so and the light in which we look at them depends upon our own judgment.”

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