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“Writing improves in direct ratio to the number of things we can keep out of it that shouldn't be there.”

William Zinsser

Source: On Writing Well (Fifth Edition, orig. pub. 1976), Chapter 3, Clutter, p. 13

“Writing is thinking on paper, or talking to someone on paper. If you can think clearly, or if you can talk to someone about the things you know and care about, you can write - with confidence and enjoyment.”

William Zinsser

Introduction, p. vii.
On Writing Well (Fifth Edition, orig. pub. 1976)

Confidence , Thinking

“Be a writer. Write things down.”

William Zinsser

Source: On Writing Well (Fifth Edition, orig. pub. 1976), Chapter 10, Writing About People: The Interview, p. 70.

“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

Source: On Writing Well (Fifth Edition, orig. pub. 1976), Chapter 2, Simplicity, p. 12.

People , Time , Despair