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Television will enormously enlarge the eye's range, and, like radio, will advertise the Elsewhere. Together with the tabs, the mags, and the movies, it will insist that we forget the primary and the near in favor of the secondary and the remote.

One Man's Meat (1942)

Was born on: 11.07.1899
About Author: American writer

What do spiders do?

When I get sick of what men do, I have only to walk a few steps in another direction to see what spiders do. Or what the weather does. This sustains me very well indeed.

Letter to Carrie A. Wilson (1951)

Writer's choices

When you consider that there are a thousand ways to express even the simplest idea, it is no wonder writers are under a great strain. Writers care greatly how a thing is said — it makes all the difference. So they are constantly faced with too many choices and must make too many decisions.

Paris Review Interview (1969)

What gives us joy

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting laundry.

The meaning of life

Life's meaning has always eluded me, and I guess it always will. But I love it just the same.

Letter to Mary Virginia Parrish (1969)

Life

After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die.

Charlotte's Web

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