"It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer." ― E. B. White Topic(s): Good More From E. B. White "English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it’s sheer luck, like getting across the street." "Old age is a special problem for me because I’ve never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself – a lad of about 19." "Writing is hard work and bad for the health." More In Good "You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be responsible. Give them authority and hold them accountable. Trying to do too much yourself creates a bottleneck."― Donald Rumsfeld "Patience is the art of hoping."― Luc de Clapiers "It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good."― Thomas Jefferson