"I’m convinced that fear is at the root……" — Stephen King

More Adverbs Quotes

This quote is filed under Adverbs Quotes, one of 26 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

• 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
• 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
• Using adverbs is a mortal sin. — Elmore Leonard

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