Attention span Quote by William Zinsser Download Open image ““The reader is someone with an attention span of about 30 seconds.”” — William Zinsser ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Attention span Books Writing-craft
“Reading is like cooking. It can take hours to prepare, and then the meal is over in minutes. Good, that means you’ve done your… — Gabe Berman Copy Share Image
“My ideal state as a reader when I’m reading other people is feeling I’m vaguely wasting my time when I’m not reading that novel.” — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
Remember that the reader's attention is yours for only a single instant. They will not use up their valuable time trying to figure out… — John Caples Copy Share Image
“read faster and better is the understanding of a text, because the brain has less time for distractions.” — Robert James Copy Share Image
“I'm recapitulating...condensing...it's the Readers Digest style...people only have time to read thirty pages...apparently!...maximum!...that's all they have time for! they horse around for sixteen hours… — Louis-Ferdinand Céline Copy Share Image
“I hope the amazed reader will be patient for a while—in order simply to read.” — Jean-Luc Marion Copy Share Image
“When you read, don't consider only what the author thinks, but take time to consider what you think.” — N.H. Kleinbaum 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
One of the great things about being an actor is it serves a short attention span, which is something I have. — Allison Mack Copy Share Image
“I have been so struck by the mettle of the men who founded this country and wrote the Constitution. What unbelievable persistence and integrity.… — Rosanne Cash Copy Share Image
It's a double-headed coin, because technology is a convenience but it's stifled our attention spans. At one time, albums had songs that were like… — Cee Lo Green Copy Share Image
“Daemon had not stayed. My smile slipped from my face. He was standing by the window, his back to me. “I got bored.” “I… — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
There will be a competition among critics for the best Paris Hilton insult. Here's my first: Her attention span is so short that she… — David Edelstein Copy Share Image
Twenty20 is cricket on speed. In an era of hectic lifestyles and falling attention spans, it gives spectators more drama and intensity in three… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
For years, particularly with the advent of the Internet, people have been griping about lessening attention spans. — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
People have an infinite attention span if you are entertaining them. — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
I didn't really want to be an actor when I was growing up - I wanted to be whatever I was reading about or… — Jason Sudeikis Copy Share Image
Now, for my younger viewers out there, a book is something we used to have before the internet. It’s sort of a blog for… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
