E. B. White’s Birthday (1899-1985)

“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
—E.B. White

Elwyn Brooks White wrote the children’s books Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan. He also co-wrote The Elements of Style with William Strunk, Jr.