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title: "Best Writer Quotes by William Zinsser"
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> [Clutter is the disease of American writing,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/clutter-is-the-disease-of-american-writing/)

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

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> [“Writing is an intimate transaction between two people, conducted on paper...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-is-an-intimate-transaction-between-two-people-conducted-on/)

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

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> [The writer who cares about usage must always know the quick from the dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/the-writer-who-cares-about-usage-must-always-know-the-quick-from-the/)

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> [Writing and learning and thinking are the same process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-and-learning-and-thinking-are-the-same-process/)

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

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> [ A simple \[writing\] style is the result of very hard work. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/a-simple-writing-style-is-the-result-of-very-hard-work/)

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

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> [“Rewriting is the essence of writing well:”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/rewriting-is-the-essence-of-writing-well/)

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

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> [Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/four-basic-premises-of-writing-clarity-brevity-simplicity-and-humanity/)

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

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> [Writing wasn't easy and wasn't fun. It was hard and lonely, and the words seldom just flowed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-wasn-t-easy-and-wasn-t-fun-it-was-hard-and-lonely-and-the/)

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

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> [Telling a writer to relax is like telling a man to relax while being prodded for a possible hernia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/telling-a-writer-to-relax-is-like-telling-a-man-to-relax-while-being/)

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

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> [Writing is thinking on paper. Anyone who thinks clearly should be able to write clearly-about any subject at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-is-thinking-on-paper-anyone-who-thinks-clearly-should-be-able/)

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

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> [If writing seems hard, it's because it is hard. It's one of the hardest things people do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/if-writing-seems-hard-it-s-because-it-is-hard-it-s-one-of-the-hardest/)

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> [Writing improves in direct ratio to the things we can keep out of it that shouldn't be there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-improves-in-direct-ratio-to-the-things-we-can-keep-out-of-it/)

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

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> [The best way to learn to write is to study the work of the men and women who are doing the kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/the-best-way-to-learn-to-write-is-to-study-the-work-of-the-men-and/)

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> [Writers can write to affirm and to celebrate, or they can write to debunk and destroy; the choice is ours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writers-can-write-to-affirm-and-to-celebrate-or-they-can-write-to/)

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> [I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/i-almost-always-urge-people-to-write-in-the-first-person-writing-is/)

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

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> [Writing is not a special language that belongs to a few sensitive souls who have a 'gift for words'. Writing is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-is-not-a-special-language-that-belongs-to-a-few-sensitive/)

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

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> [Writing organizes and clarifies our thoughts. Writing is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own. Writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-organizes-and-clarifies-our-thoughts-writing-is-how-we-think/)

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

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> [Many writers are paralyzed by the thought that they are competing with everybody else who is trying to write and presumably doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/many-writers-are-paralyzed-by-the-thought-that-they-are-competing/)

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

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> [Don’t say you were a bit confused and sort of tired and a little depressed and somewhat annoyed. Be tired. Be confused.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/don-t-say-you-were-a-bit-confused-and-sort-of-tired-and-a-little/)

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

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> [Rewriting is the essence of writing well: it's where the game is won or lost. The idea is hard to accept. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/rewriting-is-the-essence-of-writing-well-it-s-where-the-game-is-won/)

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

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> [Don't try to guess what sort of thing editors want to publish or what you think the country is in a mood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/don-t-try-to-guess-what-sort-of-thing-editors-want-to-publish-or-what/)

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

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> [To write a good memoir you must become the editor of your own life, imposing on an untidy sprawl of half-remembered events…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/to-write-a-good-memoir-you-must-become-the-editor-of-your-own-life/)

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

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> [You'll never make your mark as a writer unless you develop a respect for words and a curiosity about their shades of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/you-ll-never-make-your-mark-as-a-writer-unless-you-develop-a-respect/)

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

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> [Ultimately the product that any writer has to sell is not the subject being written about, but who he or she is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/ultimately-the-product-that-any-writer-has-to-sell-is-not-the-subject/)

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> [All writers should strive to deliver something fresh-something editors or readers won't know they want until they see it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/all-writers-should-strive-to-deliver-something-fresh-something/)

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> [“Writers and learners will write better and learn more if they understand the "why" of what they are studying.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writers-and-learners-will-write-better-and-learn-more-if-they/)

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

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> [People and places are the twin pillars on which most nonfiction is built. Every human event happens somewhere, and the reader wants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/people-and-places-are-the-twin-pillars-on-which-most-nonfiction-is/)

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> [Every successful piece of nonfiction should leave the reader with one provocative thought that he or she didn't have before. Not two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/every-successful-piece-of-nonfiction-should-leave-the-reader-with-one/)

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

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> [Writing is linear and sequential; Sentence B must follow Sentence A, and Sentence C must follow Sentence B, and eventually you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-is-linear-and-sequential-sentence-b-must-follow-sentence-a/)

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> [“Writing can be taught or learned in the vacuum. We must say to students in every area of knowledge: "This is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-can-be-taught-or-learned-in-the-vacuum-we-must-say-to/)

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

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> [Don't hedge your prose with little timidities. Good writing is lean and confident. . . . Every little qualifier whittles away some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/don-t-hedge-your-prose-with-little-timidities-good-writing-is-lean/)

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> [A writer is obviously at his most natural and relaxed when he writes in the first person. Writing is a personal transaction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/a-writer-is-obviously-at-his-most-natural-and-relaxed-when-he-writes/)

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

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> [Readers must be given room to bring their own emotions to a piece so crammed with emotional content; the writer must tenaciously…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/readers-must-be-given-room-to-bring-their-own-emotions-to-a-piece-so/)

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> [Memoir isn't the summary of a life; it's a window into a life, very much like a photograph in its selective composition.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/memoir-isn-t-the-summary-of-a-life-it-s-a-window-into-a-life-very/)

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> [Writing is learned by imitation. If anyone asked me how I learned to write, I'd say I learned by reading the men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-is-learned-by-imitation-if-anyone-asked-me-how-i-learned-to/)

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## More by William Zinsser

> [“But the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every words that serves no function, every long word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/but-the-secret-of-good-writing-is-to-strip-every-sentence-to-its/)

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> [No one has something original or important to say will willing we run the risk of being misunderstood; people who write obscurely are either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/no-one-has-something-original-or-important-to-say-will-willing-we-run/)

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> [Avoid the ecstatic adjectives that occupy such disproportionate space in every critic's quiver - words like "enthralling" and "luminous."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/avoid-the-ecstatic-adjectives-that-occupy-such-disproportionate-space/)

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> [Scholarship hath no fury like that of a language purist faced with sludge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/scholarship-hath-no-fury-like-that-of-a-language-purist-faced-with/)

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> [Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/clutter-is-the-official-language-used-by-corporations-to-hide-their/)

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

> [Keep your paragraphs short. Writing is visual - it catches the eye before it has a chance to catch the brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/keep-your-paragraphs-short-writing-is-visual-it-catches-the-eye/)

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> [Never hesitate to imitate another writer - every person learning a craft or an art needs models. Eventually you'll find your own voice and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/never-hesitate-to-imitate-another-writer-every-person-learning-a/)

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> [Clutter is the disease of American writing,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/clutter-is-the-disease-of-american-writing/)

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> [Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill rode to glory on the back of the strong declarative sentence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/abraham-lincoln-and-winston-churchill-rode-to-glory-on-the-back-of/)

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> [Writing organizes and clarifies our thoughts. Writing is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own. Writing enables us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-organizes-and-clarifies-our-thoughts-writing-is-how-we-think/)

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> [Rewriting is the essence of writing well - where the game is won or lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/rewriting-is-the-essence-of-writing-well-where-the-game-is-won-or-lost/)

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> [Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can't exist without the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/clear-thinking-becomes-clear-writing-one-can-t-exist-without-the-other/)

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

> [I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/i-almost-always-urge-people-to-write-in-the-first-person-writing-is/)

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

> [Don't be kind of bold. Be bold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/don-t-be-kind-of-bold-be-bold/)

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

> [Journalism is writing that first appears in any periodic journal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/journalism-is-writing-that-first-appears-in-any-periodic-journal/)

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

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