Quote of the day
The first duty towards children is to make them happy. If you have not made them so, you have wronged them. No other good they may get can make up for that.
E. B. White
Born: July 11, 1899
Died: October 1, 1985 (aged 86)
Bio: Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White was an American writer. He was a contributor to The New Yorker magazine and a co-author of the English language style guide The Elements of Style, which is commonly known as "Strunk & White".
Known for:
- The Trumpet of the Swan (1970)
- The Elements of Style (1920)
- Here Is New York (1949)
- One Man's Meat (1944)
- Essays of E. B. White (1977)
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