Roman ALAN · @romanalanwrites
164 followers · 2057 posts · Server mastodon.nz

Useless quote for 7 July:

"We would stand a better chance of survival if we accommodated ourselves to this planet and viewed it appreciatively instead of skeptically and dictatorially."

E. B. White (1899~1985), as quoted in "Of Man and the Stream of Time" by Rachel Carson, Scripps College Bulletin July 1962

#uselessquote #ebwhite

Last updated 1 year ago

ConstantOrbit · @constantorbit
697 followers · 1228 posts · Server hachyderm.io

"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time testing her sweetness and respecting her seniority."

-- “Coon Tree”, Essays of E. B. White, 1956

(“coon” as in “raccoon”)

#nature #ebwhite

Last updated 1 year ago

BeePS · @BPStuart
215 followers · 1336 posts · Server mstdn.social
JBRoss · @jbross
8 followers · 101 posts · Server mstdn.party

"Hang onto your hat. Hang onto your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day." — E.B. White — — —

"I saw a truck today.

#ebwhite #quote #quotes #tomorrow #hope #anotherday #future

Last updated 2 years ago

Marissa Skudlarek · @marissaskud
24 followers · 27 posts · Server sfba.social

Bringing my traditional NYE post to Mastodon! E.B. White's thoughts from the December 29, 1934 issue of "The New Yorker," still the most beautiful thing that has ever been written about New Year's Eve.

#newyear #newyearseve #ebwhite

Last updated 2 years ago

Wmson · @Sfwmson
53 followers · 436 posts · Server universeodon.com
helices · @helices
110 followers · 4737 posts · Server mastodon.xyz

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

#ebwhite

Last updated 6 years ago