Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth. They accept, almost without question, anything you present them with, as long as it is presented honestly, fearlessly, and clearly.
E. B. White (1899–1985) American author, critic, humorist [Elwyn Brooks "Andy" White]
Interview (1969-09) by George Plimpton and Frank Crowther, “The Art of the Essay No. 1,” The Paris Review, No. 48 (Fall 1969)
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White, E. B. - Interview (1969-09) by George Plimpton and Frank Crowther, "The Art of the Essay No. 1," The Paris Review, No. 48 (Fall 1969) | WIST Quotations
Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth.WIST Quotations