Books Quote by Anasse Bari

I try to use short sentences, short paragraphs and short chapters to keep the reader's interest.

— Nelson DeMille

Abstracts, abridgments, summaries, etc., have the same use with burning-glasses,--to collect the diffused light rays of wit and learning in authors, and make them…

— Jonathan Swift

“worksheets - the archenemy of abundant, purposeful reading (and discussion and writing).”

— Mike Schmoker

I have hundreds of Word documents filled with pages of one-liners. If I begin to write a story, or if one of my thoughts…

— Chelsea Martin

“Write down important formulas, facts, definitions, and/or keywords in the margin first so you won't worry about”

— Jawanza Kunjufu

I have a very long pre-writing process where I'm jotting down ideas in a notebook and ripping out relevant newspaper articles - a long…

— Megan McCafferty

I get it, I mean, it's easy to categorize somebody. I summarize things quickly, too.

— Rick Owens

“If it has a staple in it it doesn't get read. Never walk into a presentation without a one-page summary.”

— Bill Jensen

“The problem with abstractions (like reports and documents) is that they create illusions of agreement. A hundred people can read the same words, but…

— Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

Before I start my work in the morning, I need to have quickly browsed the entire paper, noting articles that I want to read…

— Chang-Rae Lee

I personally like the idea of newspapers. It's a good format. You can read it in whatever order you want. You can glance at…

— Matt Groening

A good headline is far more than a summary. It has to characterize, in a few brief words, the most important themes and news…

— Parker Conrad