The 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. WhiteA writer's style reveals something of his spirit, his habits, his capacites, his bias...it is the Self escaping into the open.
E. B. White