Writing is a craft not an art. Votes: 6
Editors are licensed to be curious. Votes: 4
Telling a writer to relax is like telling a man to relax while being prodded for a possible hernia. Votes: 2
Thought is action in rehearsal. Votes: 2
A clear sentence is no accident. Votes: 0
A writer is always working. Votes: 0
Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill rode to glory on the back of the strong declarative sentence. Votes: 0
Don't be kind of bold. Be bold. Votes: 0
Examine every word you put on paper. You'll find a surprising number that don't serve any purpose. Votes: 0
Good writing is lean and confident. Votes: 0
If you lose the dullards back in the dust, that's where they belong. You don't want them anyway. Votes: 0
Nobody ever stopped reading E. B. White or V. S. Pritchett because the writing was too good. Votes: 0
There's not much to be said about the period except that most writers don't reach it soon enough. Votes: 0
Writing improves in direct ratio to the things we can keep out of it that shouldn't be there. Votes: 0
Writing is hard work. Votes: 0
Writing is thinking on paper. Votes: 0
Writing wasn't easy and wasn't fun. It was hard and lonely, and the words seldom just flowed. Votes: 0
You learn to write by writing. Votes: 0