"Personally, I am always more impressed by simplicity, clarity; it is the mark of a writer who knows his subject well and is secure enough not to 'lay it on' in the telling. Aim for complexity of thought, not expression."

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Source : Noah Lukeman (2010). “The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile”, p.36, Oxford University Press, USA

Noah Lukeman

#Expression Quotes #Simplicity Quotes #Clarity Quotes

“Forgiveness. It is beneficial to forgive but better not to condemn in the first place.”
“But some people act like they think I live in the jungle someplace.”
“I don't think I'd live in London unless you paid me. Nine figures would be nice.”
“Indifference is the invisible giant of the world.”
“When the animal becomes human, the effect is pleasingly benign and we laugh outloud, "Okay come clean now. This isn't really about hunting, is it?" But when the human becomes animal, the effect is disgusting, and if we laugh at all, then it is what Beckett calls the "mirthless laugh", which laughs at that which is unhappy.”
“In the end, your past is not my past and your truth is not my truth and your solution - is not my solution.”

Source : Zadie Smith (2003). “White Teeth”, p.150, Vintage
“It's amazing how smart the body is. Though maybe we could do without loving. I think it's overrated, and I think it's too hard. You should only love your children; that is necessary, because otherwise you might kill them. But to love a man? It's overrated, and it's too hard and I will never, ever do it again.”
“Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach.”

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