Brevity Quote by William Zinsser

...the book is a manifesto to make the Web atone for the sins of computers and regain a level of simplicity that can put…

— Jakob Nielsen

Not gifted with genius but honestly holding his experiences deep in his heart, he kept his simplicity and humanity.

— Anonymous

Although there is no substitute for merit in writing, clarity comes closest to being one.

— E. B. White

“When it comes to writing, clarity trumps all rules.”

— C.E.McLean

I don't know how you feel, but I feel like writing, clarity of thought, and truth have been validated because we see what happens…

— George Saunders

My four articles of faith: clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity.

— William Zinsser

It is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all that he has to say in the fewest possible words,…

— John Ruskin

Conversation! Supple sentences, with first and second meanings and overtones beyond, outrageous challenges with cleverly planned slip-points, rebuttals of elegant brevity; deceptions and guiles,…

— Jack Vance

Our senses will not admit anything extreme. Too much noise confuses us, too much light dazzles us, too great distance or nearness prevents vision,…

— Blaise Pascal

If, in the very intense electric field in the neighbourhood of the cathode, the molecules of the gas are dissociated and are split up,…

— Joseph John Thomson

If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if an hour, I am ready now.

— Woodrow Wilson

This is going to take a while. I'm a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity.

— Brandon Sanderson