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One Quotes by William Zinsser
- If writing seems hard, it's because it is hard. It's one of the hardest things people do.
- My commodity as a writer, whatever I'm writing about, is me. And your commodity is you. Don't alter your voice to fit the subject. Develop…
- Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember…
- The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could…
- Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can't exist without the other.
- Every successful piece of nonfiction should leave the reader with one provocative thought that he or she didn't have before. Not two thoughts, or five…
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