William Zinsser Quotes About Style
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Even a poor translator couldn't kill a style that moves with such narrative clarity.
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Few people realize how badly they write. Nobody has shown them how much excess or murkiness has crept into their style.
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You must find some way to elevate your act of writing into an entertainment. Usually this means giving the reader an enjoyable surprise. Any number of devices will do the job.... These seeming amusements in fact become your 'style.' When we say we like the style of certain writers, what we mean is that we like their personality as they express it on paper.
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A simple [writing] style is the result of very hard work.
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