Concise Quote by William Strunk, Jr

Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should…

— William Strunk, Jr

“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessay sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should…

— William Strunk Jr

Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially.

— E. L. Doctorow

Writing comes more easily if you have something to say.

— Sholem Asch

Good writing is essentially rewriting.

— Roald Dahl

Writing is one of the most assertive things a person can do.

— Jhumpa Lahiri

The longer I carry on, the more difficult writing seems to get.

— W. G. Sebald

Writing can be either readable or precise, but not at the same time.

— Bertrand Russell

I'm very comfortable writing.

— Ann Patchett

Write every day. Writing is a muscle that gets stronger with use.

— Abbi Glines

Write in a disciplined manner, but write in a way that is natural to the individual's thought processes.

— Donald McKay

The peculiar need to write is increased, it seems, rather than allayed with practice.

— Fay Weldon