Things happen Quote by Samuel R. Delany

Good writing is clear. Talented writing is energetic. Good writing avoids errors. Talented writing makes things happen in the reader's mind---vividly, forcefully...

— Samuel R. Delany

Good writing comes from good talent.

— Leonardo da Vinci

“Clear writing is a sign of clear thinking. Great writers know how to communicate. They make things easy to understand.”

— Jason Fried

“The skill of writing needs much patience, practicing, and time. There is no good writing from a quick effort, or a confused writer.”

— Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi

“Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear. It doesn't matter whether the…

— Ezra Pound

Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.

— Ezra Pound

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

— Francine Prose

When you combine something to say with the skill to say it properly, then you've got a good writer.

— Theodore Sturgeon

“Write at a pace that doesn't surpass your creative flow. Don't be hasty; don't be sloppy. Don't forfeit impressive writing for an impressive word…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“What's crucial is whether your writing attains the standards you've set for yourself. (...) Basically a writer has a quiet, inner motivation, and doesn't…

— Haruki Murakami

“...a writer has the duty to be good, not lousy; true, not false; lively, not dull; accurate, not full of error. He should tend…

— E. B. White

Good writing does not succeed or fail on the strength of its ability to persuade. It succeeds or fails on the strength of its…

— Malcolm Gladwell