If the world were merely seductive,
that would be easy.
It it were merely challenging,
that would be no problem.
But 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.
-
E.B. White, writer
(1899-1985)
3 comments:
Wow. I gotta say I'm a big fan of your quote posts. But this one really, really, really struck me. What an awesome quote. I think I will go look up this EB White fellow.
V--Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was a leading American essayist, author, and literary stylist.
He wrote Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and helped edit Strunk & White's Elements on Style. "He was a spokesman for the freedom of the individual. His writing ranged from satire to textbooks to children's fiction..."
Look him up. Worth the read!
xo, L
Fantastic quote, as usual. Where do you find all this great material?? The only one I know off the top of my head is
"a man who loves not wine, women, and song remains a fool his whole life long." Not very reflective or inspiring.
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