E. B. White
E. B. White
Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White was an American writer. He was a contributor to The New Yorker magazine and a co-author of the English language style guide The Elements of Style, which is commonly known as "Strunk & White". He also wrote books for children, including Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan. Charlotte's Web was voted the top children's novel in a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, an accomplishment repeated in earlier surveys...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth11 July 1899
CountryUnited States of America
Might I suggest that you keep the following handy for cut and paste jobs later in the series? ...is run out by Kallis. Kallis plays out another maiden. Kallis steals the strike from the last ball of the over.
He's very valuable, and he's been dominant on the boards. He plays bigger than his size (6 foot, 2 inches). It's hard to describe what he's doing for us.
The wind didn't start in the late innings. It's been blowing all day and we've known it. We just didn't make plays in it.
The whole year we've been fighting against the best and this is another game that shows we've got a lot of heart. Jihad made a big shot; he's got a lot of heart and he's a good player. He made a big shot. We've just got to make a few more plays at the end of the game.
Everybody plays on the job, even cops. But with this one, it caught up. He's going to pay for it for the rest of his life.
The mind travels faster than the pen; consequently, writing becomes a question of learning to make occasional wing shots, bringing down the bird of thought as it flashes by. A writer is a gunner, sometimes waiting in the blind for something to come in, sometimes roaming the countryside hoping to scare something up.
Shocking writing is like murder: the questions the jury must decide are the questions of motive and intent.
The most puzzling thing about TV is the steady advance of the sponsor across the line that has always separated news from promotion, entertainment from merchandising. The advertiser has assumed the role of originator, and the performer has gradually been eased into the role of peddler.
New York is to the nation what the white church spire is to the village - the visible symbol of aspiration and faith, the white plume saying the way is up!
Salutations; it's just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning
A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there in a book, you may have your question answered
"What's miraculous about a spider's web?" said Mrs. Arable. "I don't see why you say a web is a miracle--it's just a web." "Ever try to spin one?" asked Mr. Dorian.
The main thing I try to do is write as clearly as I can. I rewrite a good deal to make it clear.
I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that does not have a slant. All writing slants the way a writer leans, and no man is born perpendicular.