Books Quote by John Ruskin

It is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all that he has to say in the fewest possible words,…

— John Ruskin

Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest…

— John Ruskin

“A good basic guideline for our speech is to reflect on whether what we are saying is both true and useful. There may be…

— Noah Levine

Speech devoted to truth should be straightforward and plain

— Seneca the Younger

“These descriptions do really state the truth- as nearly as the limitations of language will allow. But language is a treacherous thing, a most…

— Mark Twain

“Sometimes a writer simply finds new ways of saying what has already been said because, ultimately, truth is unoriginal.”

— Kamand Kojouri

“It’s necessary to admit that there's no universal truth about right and wrong when the subjects of your writings come rightly from your heart.”

— Frederick Vanderbuilt

“Eventually, there's certain limit in telling bare fact through words. It ain't about diction constraints, but common ability to understand.”

— Toba Beta

Facts speak plainer than words

— Aesop

The writer considers sayability before anything else.

— Mason Cooley

“As every reader knows in his or her heart, there is much more to truth than mere fact.”

— Alison Croggon

You are told that you have to eliminate un-useful sentences, but as a writer you know how important details are.

— Alejandro Zambra