Books Quote by John Ruskin

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

— 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

“Avoid pompous words and fancy phrases.”

— Robert W. Bly

“It's not enough to know what all the words mean," he continued. "A good reader starts to see what an entire book is trying…

— Paul Acampora

Effective readers, even at their earliest levels, read in five to seven word phrases rather than word by word.

— Richard Allington

“Focus your attention on the quality of your words, and not the quantity, because few sensible talks attracts millions of listeners more than a…

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“A man of few words will rarely be thoughtless in his speech- he will measure every word.”

— Arun Gandhi

“Words do not necessarily work, it is possible for them to obscure the things they are trying to say.”

— Paul Auster

“Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules of Writing 1. Never open a book with weather. 2. Avoid prologues. 3. Never use a verb other than "said"…

— Elmore Leonard

My writing tends to become very dense, so I have to keep some cushion. Sometimes, words that seem superfluous are actually essential for the…

— Gretchen Rubin

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words

— Bible

There are things that can only be conveyed through words.

— Kreyzii