The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it. — E. B. White
The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind. — E. B. White
The critic leaves at curtain fall to find, in starting to review it, he scarcely saw the play — E. B. White
We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry. — E. B. White
There’s no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another. — E. B. White
Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts. — E. B. White
I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. “never worry about your heart ’til it stops beating.” — E. B. White
There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement. — E. B. White
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time. — E. B. White
Humour plays close to the big, hot fire, which is the truth, and the reader feels the heat. — E. B. White
I liked to sail alone. The sea was the same as a girl to me – I did not want anyone else along. — E. B. White
His words leap across rivers and mountains, but his thoughts are still only six inches long. — E. B. White
Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness, natives give it solidity and continuity, but the settlers give it passion. — E. B. White
Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have. — E. B. White
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. — E. B. White
I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till it stops beating. — E. B. White
English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education — sometimes it’s sheer luck — E. B. White