Adjective Quote by Mark Twain

When you catch an adjective, kill it.

— Mark Twain

I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English―it is the modern way…

— Mark Twain

I've really tried to strip my writing of as many adjectives and adverbs as I possibly can.

— Erik Larson

Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

— Dick Schaap

I've realized the most effective way to write, for me, is knowing what to throw away.

— Youth Lagoon

The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.

— Alan Dean Foster

Don't worry about what you're writing or whether it's good or even whether it makes sense.

— Lauren Oliver

That's my gutsy advice to any young writer: write only about what you know well.

— Amos Oz

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

It's a feeling of happiness that knocks me clean out of adjectives. I think sometimes that the best reason for writing novels is to…

— Zadie Smith

You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or despair ... Come to it any way but lightly.

— Stephen King

All the elements of good writing depend on the writer's skill in choosing one word instead of another.

— Francine Prose