I have no warm up exercises, other than to take an occasional drink.

Life's accumulation is more discouraging than life itself, when stirred up.

Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim.

Sometimes a writer, like an acrobat, must try a trick that is too much for him.

The beginner should approach style warily, realizing that it is himself he is approaching, no other; and he should begin by turning resolutely away from all devices that are popularly believed to indicate style - all mannerisms, tricks, adornments. The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity.

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.

Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart. She was in a class by herself. It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both.