Avoid Quote by Amanda Shires

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

— William Safire

Don't avoid the cliches - they are cliches because they work!

— George Lucas

When you're a writer, you want to try to avoid cliches. Unfortunately, when you're writing about marriage or family, all cliches seem to apply.

— Dan Savage

Most artists try to avoid cliches, but it's pretty hard to avoid them if you yourself end up being one.

— Daryl Hall

“but when i write, i feel like the most important man in the world, because when i write, i give meaning to things. i…

— Elliot Mabeuse

To write is to give meaning to suffering.

— Alejandra Pizarnik

Avoid cliches, avoid generalizations, find your own voice, show compassion, and ask the important questions.

— Anonymous

Always try in interviews to avoid the cliches about the problems of public life.

— Jack Nicholson

Do not put statements in the negative form. And don't start sentences with a conjunction. If you reread your work, you will find on…

— William Safire

Instinct is still important, but now I can easily identify problems like cliches and mixed metaphors, and I have a broader palette to work…

— Amanda Shires

I'm well-read as far as literary fiction, but I wanted to make better decisions about my writing, to use words or phrases more confidently…

— Amanda Shires

“It's the cliches that cause the trouble. A precise emotion seeks a precise expression. If what I feel is not precise than how should…

— Jeanette Winterson