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E. B. White Quotes: Writing is not an exercise in excision, it's a journey into sound.
         

Writing is not an exercise in excision, it's a journey into sound.


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If life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. And try to find somebody who's life gives them vodka, and have a party.

If life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. And try to find somebody who's life gives them vodka, and have a party.



I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade... And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.

I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade... And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.



We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.

We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.



Talk unbelief, and you will have unbelief; but talk faith, and you will have faith. According to the seed sown will be the harvest.

Talk unbelief, and you will have unbelief; but talk faith, and you will have faith. According to the seed sown will be the harvest.



It is not earthly rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privilege, which proves that we are members of the family of God; it is love, a love that embraces all humanity.

It is not earthly rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privilege, which proves that we are members of the family of God; it is love, a love that embraces all humanity.



Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for us, of which we know nothing.

Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for us, of which we know nothing.



We are all woven together in the great web of humanity, and whatever we can do to benefit and uplift others will reflect in blessing upon ourselves.

We are all woven together in the great web of humanity, and whatever we can do to benefit and uplift others will reflect in blessing upon ourselves.



Success is born out of arrogance, but greatness comes from humility.

Success is born out of arrogance, but greatness comes from humility.



Mother Nature is the true artist and our job as cooks is to allow her to shine.

Mother Nature is the true artist and our job as cooks is to allow her to shine.



Whatever attracts the mind from God, whatever draws the affections away from Christ, is an enemy to the soul.

Whatever attracts the mind from God, whatever draws the affections away from Christ, is an enemy to the soul.





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It's probably hard to feel any sort of Romantic spiritual connection to nature when you have to make your living from it.



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The tapestry of history has no point at which you can cut it and leave the design intelligible.



One of the questions that I often get is, 'Why are you running to be President?'. To Be President! What did I miss? I'm not running to go to Disneyland.

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I hate being cold and I hate being wet and around 80% percent of this film I was cold and another 60% I was cold and wet, so it wasn't the best shoot for me.

I hate being cold and I hate being wet and around 80% percent of this film I was cold and another 60% I was cold and wet, so it wasn't the best shoot for me.



Name, no, nothing is nameable, tell, no, nothing can be told, what then, I don't know, I shouldn't have begun.

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I think that the nightmares are telling me things about myself that I need to know. And I try to understand what they mean, so I can get to know something more about my soul.

I think that the nightmares are telling me things about myself that I need to know. And I try to understand what they mean, so I can get to know something more about my soul.




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