“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” ~ Hans Hofmann
“Writing well is part habit, part knowledge of some fundamental rules, and part giving a damn.” ~No. 5 of Ann Handley’s 13 writing rules
“Ideas alone are not scalable. Only when an idea is put into words that people can clearly understand can an idea inspire action.” ~Simon Sinek
“Editing is not just about fixing the grammar, it’s about fixing the clarity for your reader.” ~Ann Handley
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
“If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?“ ~Steven Wright
“Easy reading is damn hard writing.” ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Rereading reveals rubbish and redundance.” ~Duane Alan Hahn
“I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again.” ~Oscar Wilde
“It is perfectly okay to write garbage—as long as you edit brilliantly.” ~C. J. Cherryh
“Words are a lens to focus one’s mind.” ~Ayn Rand
“If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.” ~Somerset Maugham
“He was so attractive … until he texted me using horrible grammar.” ~Unknown
“The secret to editing your work is simple; you need to become its reader instead of its writer.” ~Zadie Smith
“Good writing isn’t about spelling or grammar, it’s about structured thinking” ~ Angus Montgomery
“There is no one way to write—just as there is no one way to parent a child or roast a turkey.” ~Ann Handley
“Good content isn’t about good storytelling. It’s about telling a true story well.” ~Ann Handley
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