Charlotte's Web, written by E.B. White, a renowned children's book author, was published in 1952. The tale follows Wilbur, a piglet living on an American farm. Wilbur is the runt of the litter when he is born, and the farmer's compassionate daughter, Fern, rescues him. Still, as a pig, Wilbur will be slaughtered once he is grown, so his best friend Charlotte devises a plan to save him. Charlotte is a wise and caring spider who spins words of praise into her web, convincing the farmer that Wilbur is worth saving. In time, the humans around him come to see Wilbur as more than just an ordinary pig.

The book teaches the timeless values of friendship, sacrifice, and the acceptance of life's cycles of birth and death. It teaches readers the power of words, the impact of kindness, and the acceptance of mortality. These 30 quotes show why Charlotte's Web and its story of friendship continues to find new fans every year.

The Best Quotes From Charlotte's Web About Literature and Writing

1. "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both."

The Best Quotes From Charlotte's Web About Philosophy and Existentialism

1. "After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die."

2. "What do you mean less than nothing? I don't think there is any such thing as less than nothing. Nothing is absolutely the limit of nothingness."

3. "Never hurry and never worry!"

4. "I don't understand it, and I don't like what I don't understand."

5. "Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch."

6. "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."

The Best Quotes From Charlotte's Web About Friendship and Relationships

1. "You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing."

2. "Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart. She was in a class by herself."

3. "Wilbur didn't want food, he wanted love."

4. "The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness, no anything."

5. "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.

6. "Every day was a happy day, and every night was peaceful."

7. "By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that."

8. "Most people believe almost anything they see in print."

9. "No one had ever had such a friend—so affectionate, so loyal, and so skillful."

10. "In good time he was to discover that he was mistaken about Charlotte. Underneath her rather bold and cruel exterior, she had a kind heart, and she was to prove loyal and true to the very end."

The Best Quotes From Charlotte's Web About Observation and Reflection

1. "Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print."

2. "The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year–the days when summer is changing into autumn–the crickets spread the rumour of sadness and change."

3. "Children almost always hang onto things tighter than their parents think they will."

4. "It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn't catch the remark because I wasn't paying attention."

The Best Quotes From Charlotte's Web About Nature and Seasons

1. "The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year–the days when summer is changing into autumn–the crickets spread the rumour of sadness and change."

2. "A spider's web is stronger than it looks. Although it is made of thin, delicate strands, the web is not easily broken. However, a web gets torn every day by the insects that kick around in it, and a spider must rebuild it when it gets full of holes."

3. "The crickets sang in the grasses. They sang the song of summer's ending, a sad monotonous song. 'Summer is over and gone, over and gone, over and gone. Summer is dying, dying.' A little maple tree heard the cricket song and turned bright red with anxiety."

4. "Nobody, of the hundreds of people that had visited the Fair, knew that a grey spider had played the most important part of all. No one was with her when she died.”

The Best Quotes From Charlotte's Web About Growth

1. "Fern was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of injustice. As a result, she now has a pig. A small one to be sure, but nevertheless a pig. It just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly."

2. "I've got a new friend, all right. But what a gamble friendship is! Charlotte is fierce, brutal, scheming, bloodthirsty—everything I don't like. How can I learn to like her, even though she is pretty and, of course, clever?"

3. "Templeton was down there now, rummaging around. When he returned to the barn, he carried in his mouth an advertisement he had torn from a crumpled magazine."

4. "'Humble?' said Charlotte. 'Humble has two meanings. It means not proud and it means near the ground. That's Wilbur all over. He's not proud and he's near the ground.'"

5. "Ever since the spider had befriended him, he had done his best to live up to his reputation. When Charlotte's web said SOME PIG, Wilbur had tried hard to look like some pig. When Charlotte's web said TERRIFIC, Wilbur had tried to look terrific. And now that the web said RADIANT, he did everything possible to make himself glow."