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Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.
Writers and Writing
William Zinsser

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Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.
Writers and Writing
William Zinsser

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There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God.
Words
William Zinsser

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Writing is a craft not an art.
Writers and Writing
William Zinsser

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Writing is thinking on paper.
Writers and Writing
William Zinsser

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun