I seldom went to bed before two or three o'clock in the morning, on the theory that if anything of interest were to happen to a young man it would almost certainly happen late at night.
E. B. WhiteAnyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down.
E. B. WhiteThus I, gone forth, as spiders do, In spider’s web a truth discerning, Attach one silken strand to you For my returning.
E. B. White