American Writing Quotes

8 quotes by 7 authors

• Multicultural is not a description of a category of American writing-it is a definition of all American writing. — Ishmael Reed
• Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and meaningless jargon. — William Zinsser
• The work of Jana Harris is unique in American writing. She has always had a voice of true grit—sometimes harsh, sometimes funny, always close to… — Alicia Ostriker
• Clutter is the disease of American writing, — William Zinsser
• Right now in American writing there is no genre as exciting as memoir - the writer can do anything, as long as it works. It's… — Anthony Swofford
• As one of the first editors at 'Outside' magazine in 1975, it was my contention that most American writing going back to James Fennimore Cooper… — Tim Cahill
• Lou Tyrrell has created a theatre that is a safe haven for playwrights, a birthing center for new American writing. Arts Garage has created a… — Israel Horovitz
• Since its beginnings, American writing has been in dialogue with other literatures. — Giles Foden

Who Wrote These American Writing Quotes

7 authors contributed a total of 8 American Writing Quotes as follows:

• 2 American Writing Quotes by William Zinsser
• 1 American Writing Quote by Ishmael Reed
• 1 American Writing Quote by Alicia Ostriker
• 1 American Writing Quote by Anthony Swofford
• 1 American Writing Quote by Tim Cahill
• 1 American Writing Quote by Israel Horovitz
• 1 American Writing Quote by Giles Foden