The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind. Votes: 19
Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it. Votes: 12
There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement. Votes: 9
I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till it stops beating. Votes: 1
New york provides not only a continuing excitation but also a spectacle that is continuing." Votes: 1
Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim. Votes: 0
Writing is both mask and unveiling. Votes: 0
Familiarity is the thing-the sense of belonging. It grants exemption from all evil, all shabbiness. Votes: 0
Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day. Votes: 0
Only a person who is congenially self-centered has the effrontery and the stamina to write essays Votes: 0
Be obscure clearly. Votes: 0
Once in everyone's life there is apt to be a period when he is fully awake, instead of half-asleep. Votes: 0
I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. "Never worry about your heart till it stops beating. Votes: 0
new york provides not only a continuing excitation but also a spectacle that is continuing. Votes: 0
I am always humbled by the infite ingenuity of the Lord, who can make a red barn cast a blue shadow. Votes: 0
Never hurry and never worry! Votes: 0
The best writing is rewriting. Votes: 0
Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Votes: 0
We stand or fall by television. Votes: 0
From three to four, he planned to stand perfectly still and think of what it was like to be alive. Votes: 0
Good deeds never go unpunished. Votes: 0
The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to most people. Votes: 0
Oh, I never look under the hood. Votes: 0
Life is always rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch. Votes: 0
Loneliness is a strange gift. Votes: 0
The main thing I try to do is write as clearly as I can. I rewrite a good deal to make it clear. Votes: 0