William Zinsser Quote

The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could be a short word, every adverb that carries the same meaning that's already in the verb...these are the thousand and one adulterants that weaken the strength of a sentence.


On Writing Well (1976)


The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could be a ...

The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could be a ...

The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could be a ...

The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could be a ...