The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but the speed of man's adjustment t

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but the speed of man's adjustment to it the speed of his acceptance.

Author: E. B. White

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English usage is sometimes more than mere taste judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.

I arise in the morning, torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet, the bylaws are shorter and he is personally acquainted with the other members.

Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power.

Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.

They say I'm old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast!

You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.