“Be grateful for everything you can throw away. Reexamine each sentence you put on paper. Is” — William Knowlton Zinsser Copy Share Image
“Thinking clearly is a conscious act that writers must force on themselves,” — William Knowlton Zinsser Copy Share Image
“Probably no subject is too hard if people take the trouble to think and write and read clearly.” — William Knowlton Zinsser Copy Share Image
“There are many good reasons for writing that have nothing to do with being published. Writing is a powerful search mechanism, and one of… — William Knowlton Zinsser Copy Share Image
“Be grateful for everything you can throw away. Reexamine each sentence you put on paper. Is” — William Knowlton Zinsser Copy Share Image
“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… — William Knowlton Zinsser Copy Share Image
“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… — William Knowlton Zinsser Copy Share Image
“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… — William Knowlton Zinsser Copy Share Image
“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… — William Knowlton Zinsser Copy Share Image
“Every writing project must be reduced before you start to write.” — William Knowlton Zinsser Copy Share Image
