Comeback Quote by Theodore Sturgeon

You have to have something worth saying and then the ability to say it- writing's a double skill, really.

— Iain Banks

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

Good writing comes from good talent.

— Leonardo da Vinci

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

It's very hard to tell somebody how to write when they're so good, and they're a brilliant writer and a really good guy.

— Bonnie Hammer

“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

You just can't make bad writing look good. But if you have good writing, you just say it, and it's almost done.

— Carol Kane

Good writing happens when human beings follow particular steps to take control of their sentences-to make their words do what they want them to…

— Ralph Fletcher

Writing is a skill, not a talent, and this difference is important because a skill can be improved by practice.

— Robert Stacy McCain

There is something to be said when you have great writers, and they write, and they write.

— Jamie Hector

You can't be a good writer without being a good thinker.

— Andy Rooney