Clarity Quote by F. L. Lucas

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

Although there is no substitute for merit in writing, clarity comes closest to being one.

— E. B. White

Clarity of communication is important.

— Lisa Su

What I'm constantly striving for in my prose is clarity. So that, ideally, the writing will become so transparent that the reader will forget…

— Jonathan Lethem

Establishing and maintaining clarity for yourself and what you want is the starting point for success. Thus, maintaining extraordinary clarity is necessary to achieve…

— Hal Elrod

“Clear writing is a sign of clear thinking. Great writers know how to communicate. They make things easy to understand.”

— Jason Fried

To be clear is the first duty of a writer; to charm and to please are graces to be acquired later.

— Brander Matthews

Clear writing is universal. People talk about writing down to an audience or writing up to an audience; I think that's nonsense. If you…

— Malcolm Gladwell

Clarity breeds mastery.

— Robin Sharma

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

— William Zinsser

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