“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessay sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer… — William Strunk Jr Copy Share Image
“It is an old observation that the best writers sometimes disregard the rules of rhetoric. When they do so, however, the reader will usually… — William Strunk Jr Copy Share Image
“1. Make the paragraph the unit of composition: one paragraph to each topic.” — William Strunk Jr Copy Share Image
“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessay sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should… — William Strunk Jr Copy Share Image
“2. As a rule, begin each paragraph with a topic sentence; end it in conformity with the beginning.” — William Strunk Jr Copy Share Image
“Prefer the specific to the general, the definite to the vague, the concrete to the abstract.” — William Strunk Jr Copy Share Image
“Violence - the kind you see on television - is not honestly violent, there lies its harm.” — William Strunk Jr Copy Share Image
