Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth.

E.B. White

Quoted in Paris Review

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Topic

Children

Speaker

E.B. White

Source

Paris Review

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Children's book author Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 1

Citation

White, E.B. "The Art of the Essay No. 1." Interviewed by George Plimpton and Frank H. Crowther. Paris Review, Fall 1969, www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4155/the-art-of-the-essay-no-1-e-b-white.

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Author

Edward Abbey
Source
Desert Solitaire
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1968 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Abbey, Edward. Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness. McGraw-Hill, 1968, preface.