Clarity Quote by E. B. White

And how is clarity to be achieved? Mainly by taking trouble and by writing to serve people rather than to impress them.

— F. L. Lucas

The assumption of merit is easier, less embarrassing, and more effectual than the actual attainment of it.

— William Hazlitt

Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can't exist without the other.

— William Zinsser

Merit consists in the virtue of love alone, flavored with the light of true discretion without which the soul is worth nothing.

— St. Catherine of Siena

Often in writing programs, articulation and clarity are more important than what you actually say.

— Etgar Keret

“The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning and inhibit clarity.”

— Bill Watterson

It's hard to judge literary merit.

— Henry Rollins

The world more often rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself.

— Francois La Rochefoucauld

a writer's first duty is to be clear. Clarity is an excellent virtue. Like all virtues it can be pursued at ruinous cost. Paid,…

— Storm Jameson

One tends to write beyond what's needed

— James Schuyler

From the point of view of the relative world, merit is very important.

— Tenzin Palmo

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.

— William Zinsser