» There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God.
» Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon.
» Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.
» Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.
» Writing is a craft not an art.
» Writing is thinking on paper.