"The words I overuse are all adverbs." — Sam Shepard
"The words I overuse are all adverbs."
More Adverbs Quotes
- To take a few nouns, and a few pronouns, and adverbs and adjectives, and put them together, ball them up,… — Maya Angelou
- The road to hell is paved with adverbs. — Stephen King
- You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analagous to a good country breakfast: what… — Larry McMurtry
- Cross out as many adjectives and adverbs as you can. ... It is comprehensible when I write: "The man sat… — Anton Chekhov
- Never use an adverb to modify the verb 'said' . . . he admonished gravely. To use an adverb this… — Elmore Leonard
- Adverbs are a sign that you've used the wrong verb. — Annie Dillard
- The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function,… — William Zinsser
- I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops. — Stephen King
- I’m convinced that fear is at the root of most bad writing. Dumbo got airborne with the help of a… — Stephen King
- A relativist is an individual who doesn't know the difference between an adjective and an adverb. — Bill Gaede
- God loveth adverbs; and cares not how good, but how well. — Joseph Hall
- The miracle is the adverbs, the way things are done. — Daniel Handler