Believe Quote by John M. Ford

Clear prose indicates the absence of thought.

— Marshall McLuhan

Most clear writing is a sign that there is no exploration going on. Clear prose indicates the absence of thought.

— Marshall McLuhan

I'm trying to speak--to write-the truth. I"m trying to be clear. I'm not interested in being fancy, or even original. Clarity and truth will…

— Anonymous

Those who know that they are profound strive for clarity. Those who would like to seem profound to the crowd strive for obscurity. For…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Clarity is not a characteristic of the human spirit.

— Robertson Davies

I am never as clear about any matter as when I have finished writing about it.

— James Van Allen

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

No one has something original or important to say will willing we run the risk of being misunderstood; people who write obscurely are either…

— William Zinsser

Prose is not necessarily good because it obeys the rules of syntax, but it is fairly certain to be bad if it ignores them.

— Wilson Follett

Prose is not to be read aloud but to oneself alone at night, and it is not quick as poetry but rather a gathering…

— Henry Green

Writing shouldn't come between the reader and what's being described. It should be as transparent as possible.

— Diana Athill

Nobody ever completely means what they say. Even when they think they're telling the truth, there's always something hidden behind their words.

— Orson Scott Card