Always working Quote by William Zinsser Download Open image “A writer is always working.” — William Zinsser ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Always working Funny Inspirational Love Writing
At the end of the day, I think the only way to do the kind of job a writer does is push everything aside… — Marc Guggenheim Copy Share Image
A writer is always working with whatever she's managed to store in the brainpan or puzzle out about the world. — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Being a writer is a very peculiar sort of a job: it's always you versus a blank sheet of paper (or a blank screen)… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
The function of a writer is to make sense of life. It is such a mystery, it changes all the time, like the light. — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
“But the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every words that serves no function, every long word… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
No one has something original or important to say will willing we run the risk of being misunderstood; people who write obscurely are either… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Avoid the ecstatic adjectives that occupy such disproportionate space in every critic's quiver - words like "enthralling" and "luminous." — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Scholarship hath no fury like that of a language purist faced with sludge. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Keep your paragraphs short. Writing is visual - it catches the eye before it has a chance to catch the brain. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Never hesitate to imitate another writer - every person learning a craft or an art needs models. Eventually you'll find your own voice and… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill rode to glory on the back of the strong declarative sentence. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Writing organizes and clarifies our thoughts. Writing is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own. Writing enables us… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Rewriting is the essence of writing well - where the game is won or lost. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can't exist without the other. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
This is because fear and love are enemies. They come from two opposing kingdoms. Fear comes from the devil, who would like nothing more… — Danny Silk Copy Share Image
Emotional pain makes me want to isolate. Or hit back. It's very tough to rise above my natural inclinations. I'm always working on this. — Taylor Dane Copy Share Image
You're always working with the relationships. It's pretty demanding, but then again I love that. — John Noble Copy Share Image
I'm always working on lots of songs at once. For me it's very emotionally driven. — Kate Brown Copy Share Image
Every movie I make I find kind of excruciating. I get a lot back from it, but I feel like I'm kind of always… — Michelle Williams Copy Share Image
I do not have a genetically "gifted" body. I have to work hard everyday and I am always working on maintaining a positive self… — Kim Lyons Copy Share Image
I'm always working on a few different stories at once, so there's always some really big coffee table book I'm carrying around. — Mo Rocca Copy Share Image
I often tell people that I truly want the horse to be my feet and legs. I want to be an extension of the… — Buck Brannaman Copy Share Image
When I was in high school, my mom gave me a paperweight. It was when I was going through my 'not that interested in… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I just love music, so that's what I'm always working on, and I try to say yes a lot. Maybe I'm more ambitious than… — Britta Phillips Copy Share Image
I'm always working on something. Addiction never gets any credit, always talked about as a total liability, and I'll admit that most of its… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
You always want to write the perfect song. But no one will ever write the perfect song, I guess. I would just like to… — Mose Allison Copy Share Image
