Things happen for a reason Quote by Anthony Brode

“Why hyphenate, why parenthesize, unless absolutely necessary?”

— Margaret Atwood

I have a similar affection for the parenthesis (but I always take most of my parentheses out, so as not to call undue attention…

— Sarah Vowell

For me, writing is a parenthesis where I can make sense of life.

— Karen Russell

“[...] please accept from me this unpretentious bouquet of very early-blooming parentheses: ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ).”

— J.D. Salinger

I privately say to you, old friend... please accept from me this unpretentious bouquet of early-blooming parentheses: (((()))).

— Anonymous

MONOSYLLABIC, adj. Composed of words of one syllable . . . Commonly Saxon - that is to say, words of a barbarous people destitute…

— Ambrose Bierce

The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society

— Nicolas Chamfort

I've really tried to strip my writing of as many adjectives and adverbs as I possibly can.

— Erik Larson

I'm proud of the two adjectives, superficial and frivolous.

— Jeanloup Sieff

It's a feeling of happiness that knocks me clean out of adjectives. I think sometimes that the best reason for writing novels is to…

— Zadie Smith

Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

— Dick Schaap

“Adjectives not susceptible to modifiers are: certain, complete, devoid, empty, entire, essential, everlasting, excellent, external, fatal, final, fundamental, harmless, ideal, immaculate, immortal, impossible, incessant,…

— Harold Evans