E. B. White Quote

The living language is like a cowpath: it is the creation of the cows themselves, who, having created it, follow it or depart from it according to their whims or their needs. From daily use, the path undergoes change.


New Yorker (Feb. 23, 1957)


The living language is like a cowpath: it is the creation of the cows themselves, who, having created it, follow it or depart from it according to...

The living language is like a cowpath: it is the creation of the cows themselves, who, having created it, follow it or depart from it according to...

The living language is like a cowpath: it is the creation of the cows themselves, who, having created it, follow it or depart from it according to...

The living language is like a cowpath: it is the creation of the cows themselves, who, having created it, follow it or depart from it according to...