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> [“Don’t fight such a current if it feels right. Trust your material if it’s taking you into terrain you didn’t intend to enter but where the vibrations are good. Adjust your style accordingly and proceed to whatever destination you reach.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/don-t-fight-such-a-current-if-it-feels-right-trust-your-material-if/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

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## More by William Knowlton Zinsser

> [“Thinking clearly is a conscious act that writers must force on themselves,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/thinking-clearly-is-a-conscious-act-that-writers-must-force-on/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“Probably no subject is too hard if people take the trouble to think and write and read clearly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/probably-no-subject-is-too-hard-if-people-take-the-trouble-to-think/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“There are many good reasons for writing that have nothing to do with being published. Writing is a powerful search mechanism, and one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/there-are-many-good-reasons-for-writing-that-have-nothing-to-do-with/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“Be grateful for everything you can throw away. Reexamine each sentence you put on paper. Is”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/be-grateful-for-everything-you-can-throw-away-reexamine-each-sentence/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“As a writer you must keep a tight rein on your subjective self—the traveler touched by new sights and sounds and smells—and keep an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/as-a-writer-you-must-keep-a-tight-rein-on-your-subjective-self-the/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“And yet, on balance, affirmative action has, I think, been a qualified success.” A 13-word sentence with five hedging words. I give it first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/and-yet-on-balance-affirmative-action-has-i-think-been-a-qualified/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“Don’t fight such a current if it feels right. Trust your material if it’s taking you into terrain you didn’t intend to enter but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/don-t-fight-such-a-current-if-it-feels-right-trust-your-material-if/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“Whenever I listen to an artist or an art historian I'm struck by how much they see and how much they know --and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/whenever-i-listen-to-an-artist-or-an-art-historian-i-m-struck-by-how/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

> [“Every writing project must be reduced before you start to write.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-knowlton-zinsser/every-writing-project-must-be-reduced-before-you-start-to-write/)

[William Knowlton Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-knowlton-zinsser/)

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