Familiarity is the thing-the sense of belonging. It grants exemption from all evil, all shabbiness.
E. B. Whitenew york provides not only a continuing excitation but also a spectacle that is continuing.
E. B. WhiteThe living language is like a cowpath: it is the creation of the cows themselves, who, having created it, follow it or depart from it according to their whims or their needs. From daily use, the path undergoes change. A cow is under no obligation to stay
E. B. WhiteThere 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.
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