William Zinsser
» Words » “There’s no sentence that’s too short in the eyes of God.”
» Writers and Writing » “Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon.”
» Writers and Writing » “Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.”
» Writers and Writing » “Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.”
» Writers and Writing » “Writing is a craft not an art.”
» Writers and Writing » “Writing is thinking on paper.”
