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William Zinsser Quotes

Writing is hard work Picture Quote #1

Writing is no respecter of blueprints Picture Quote #1

Never let anything go out into the world that you don’t understand Picture Quote #1

My four articles of faith: clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity Picture Quote #1

Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard. It’s one of the hardest things that people do Picture Quote #1

Motivation clears the head faster than a nasal spray Picture Quote #1

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But nothing has replaced the writer. He or she is still stuck with the same old job of saying something that other people will want to read Picture Quote #1

Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and meaningless jargon Picture Quote #1

Writing is thinking on paper. Anyone who thinks clearly should be able to write clearly-about any subject at all Picture Quote #1

Write about small, self-contained incidents that are still vivid in your memory. If you remember them, it’s because they contain a larger truth that your readers will recognize in their own lives. Think small and you’ll wind up finding the big themes in your family saga Picture Quote #1

Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill rode to glory on the back of the strong declarative sentence Picture Quote #1

Be yourself and your readers will follow you anywhere. Try to commit an act of writing and they will jump overboard to get away Picture Quote #1

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Every time you look at a blank piece of paper, you’re doing something new. You have to step onto that blank territory and remind yourself the sky didn’t fall in the last time you wrote. Writing is a question of overcoming your fears-and everybody has them Picture Quote #1

I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it Picture Quote #1

The best way to learn to write is to study the work of the men and women who are doing the kind of writing you want to do Picture Quote #1

There’s not much to be said about the period except that most writers don’t reach it soon enough Picture Quote #1

Nobody ever stopped reading E. B. White or V. S. Pritchett because the writing was too good Picture Quote #1

Writing wasn’t easy and wasn’t fun. It was hard and lonely, and the words seldom just flowed Picture Quote #1

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Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can’t exist without the other Picture Quote #1

A writer will do anything to avoid the act of writing Picture Quote #1

Thought is action in rehearsal Picture Quote #1

The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components Picture Quote #1

A clear sentence is no accident Picture Quote #1

If a good word already exists, there is no need to invent something painful Picture Quote #1

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Dare to tell the smallest of stories if you want to generate large emotions Picture Quote #1

Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes Picture Quote #1

A writer is always working Picture Quote #1

Be grateful for every word you can cut Picture Quote #1

Decide what you want to do. Then decide to do it. Then do it Picture Quote #1

You learn to write by writing Picture Quote #1

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Writing is hard work (William Zinsser Quotes) Writing is no respecter of blueprints (William Zinsser Quotes) Never let anything go out into the world that you don’t understand (William Zinsser Quotes) My four articles of faith: clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity (William Zinsser Quotes) Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard. It’s one of the hardest things that people do (William Zinsser Quotes) Motivation clears the head faster than a nasal spray (William Zinsser Quotes) But nothing has replaced the writer. He or she is still stuck with the same old job of saying something that other people will want to read (William Zinsser Quotes) Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and meaningless jargon (William Zinsser Quotes) Writing is thinking on paper. Anyone who thinks clearly should be able to write clearly-about any subject at all (William Zinsser Quotes) Write about small, self-contained incidents that are still vivid in your memory. If you remember them, it’s because they contain a larger truth that your readers will recognize in their own lives. Think small and you’ll wind up finding the big themes in your family saga (William Zinsser Quotes) Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill rode to glory on the back of the strong declarative sentence (William Zinsser Quotes) Be yourself and your readers will follow you anywhere. Try to commit an act of writing and they will jump overboard to get away (William Zinsser Quotes) Every time you look at a blank piece of paper, you’re doing something new. You have to step onto that blank territory and remind yourself the sky didn’t fall in the last time you wrote. Writing is a question of overcoming your fears-and everybody has them (William Zinsser Quotes) I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it (William Zinsser Quotes) The best way to learn to write is to study the work of the men and women who are doing the kind of writing you want to do. (William Zinsser Quotes) There’s not much to be said about the period except that most writers don’t reach it soon enough. (William Zinsser Quotes) Nobody ever stopped reading E. B. White or V. S. Pritchett because the writing was too good. (William Zinsser Quotes) Writing wasn’t easy and wasn’t fun. It was hard and lonely, and the words seldom just flowed. (William Zinsser Quotes) Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can’t exist without the other (William Zinsser Quotes) A writer will do anything to avoid the act of writing (William Zinsser Quotes) Thought is action in rehearsal (William Zinsser Quotes) The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components (William Zinsser Quotes) A clear sentence is no accident (William Zinsser Quotes) If a good word already exists, there is no need to invent something painful (William Zinsser Quotes) Dare to tell the smallest of stories if you want to generate large emotions (William Zinsser Quotes) Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes (William Zinsser Quotes) A writer is always working (William Zinsser Quotes) Be grateful for every word you can cut (William Zinsser Quotes) Decide what you want to do. Then decide to do it. Then do it (William Zinsser Quotes) You learn to write by writing (William Zinsser Quotes)

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