E. B. White Quotes


Half a man's life is devoted to what he calls improvements, yet the original had some quality which is lost in the process.


Citations

White, E. B. One Man's Meat. Harper & Brothers, 1942, p. 55.

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E. B. White
E. B. White
  • Born: July 11, 1899
  • Died: October 1, 1985
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Elwyn Brooks White was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). In a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, Charlotte's Web came in first in their poll of the top one hundred children's novels. In addition, he was a writer and contributing editor to The New Yorker magazine, and also a co-author of the English language style guide The Elements of Style.