10 Quotes on Writing by E.B. White
1. “I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.”
2. “Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.”
3. “Write about it by day and dream about it by night.”
4. “A writer should concern himself with whatever absorbs his fancy, stirs his heart, and unlimbers his typewriter. ... A writer has the duty to be good, not lousy: true, not false; lively, not dull; accurate, not full of error. He should tend to lift people up, not lower them down.”
5. “No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.”
6. “There is no satisfactory explanation of style, no infallible guide to good writing, no assurance that a person who thinks clearly will be able to write clearly, no key that unlocks the door, no inflexible rules by which the young writer may steer his course. He will often find himself steering by stars that are disturbingly in motion.”
7. “Writing is hard work.”
8. “Use the smallest word that does the job.”
9. “All writing is communication; creative writing is communication through revelation-it is the Self-escaping into the open.”
10. "An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write."
E.B. White
Elwyn Brooks White was born on July 11, 1899, and died October 1, 1985, Brooklin, ME. E.B. White was an American writer, best known for Stuart Little, Charlotte’s Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan. He also a co-author the Elements of Style, with William Strunk Jr. In a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, Charlotte's Web was voted the top children's novel. E.B. White set the standard for children’s books and one of the great writers of our age.
“Write about it by day and dream about it by night.”
Oh, so true. :)
@stephmckenzie
Yes it is. Rarely does a minute pass without me thinking about it writing. It's almost like I'm obsessed.
Thank You