"What do you mean,less than nothing?" replied Wibur.
"I don't think there is any such thing as less than nothing. Nothing is absolutely the limit of nothingness. It's the lowest you ca go. It's the end of the line. How can something be lessthan nothing? If there were something that was less than nothing, then nothing would not be nothing, it would be something even though it's just a very little bit of something. But if nothing is nothing, then nothing has nothing that is less than it is."-28쪽
The night seemed long. Wilbur's stomach was empty and his mind was full. And when your stomach is empty and your mind is full, it's always hard to sleep.-32쪽
"Why did you do all this for me? I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you."
"You have been my freind." replied Charlotte.
"That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little whied, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up mylife a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that."
"Well," said Wilbur. "I'm no good at making speeches. I haven't got your gift for words. But you have saved me, Charlotte,and I would gladly five my life for you - I really would."-164쪽
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