Life is like writing with a pen. You can cross out your past but you can't erase it. - E.B. White

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Life is like writing with a pen. You can cross out your past but you can't erase it.

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About E.B. White

Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American essayist, columnist, poet and editor. He is best known today for his work in a writers' guide, The Elements of Style, and for three children's books Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan generally regarded as classics.

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