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In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
William Zinsser
Born: October 7, 1922
Died: May 12, 2015 (aged 92)
Bio: William Knowlton Zinsser was an American writer, editor, literary critic, and teacher. He began his career as a journalist for the New York Herald Tribune, where he worked as a feature writer, drama editor, film critic and editorial writer.
Known for:
- On Writing Well (1976)
- The Writer Who Stayed (2012)
- Writing to Learn (1988)
- Inventing the Truth (1987)
- Writing with a word processor (1983)
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