When it comes to writing, clarity trumps all rules.

“Clarity trumps all rules.”

— C.E.McLean @ 2012

I don't know how you feel, but I feel like writing, clarity of thought, and truth have been validated because we see what happens…

— George Saunders

Clarity (always) trumps persuasion

— Flint McGlaughlin

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.

— William Zinsser

Although there is no substitute for merit in writing, clarity comes closest to being one.

— E. B. White

“Rejection is the run in the pantyhose of life.”

— C.E.McLean

“writing makes no difference, when the same instrument is used for picturization of that imagination, the only difference comes is, writing doesn't need any…

— Sushmita Balani

It isn't that inspiration doesn't exist, but it comes only with writing.

— John Braine

The quality of that 'who I am', is what I hope comes out in the writing.

— Quentin S. Crisp

Thoughts are created in the act of writing. [It is a myth that] you must have something to say in order to write. Reality:…

— Frank Smith

There's a marvelous sense of mastery that comes with writing a sentence that sounds exactly as you want it to.

— Susan Orlean

All my children inspire me in life, and that always comes out in the writing.

— Paul Weller

For me, experience is everything when it comes to writing.

— Kodie Shane

“But suddenly, after all this time, I feel there is something to say, and if I don't quickly write it down, my head will…

— Paul Auster

Everybody writes their own parts and we don't step on each others toes. When it comes to writing we each have our roles and…

— 3 Doors Down