"Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and meaningless jargon."

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Source : William Zinsser (2012). “On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction”, p.6, Harper Collins

William Zinsser

#Writing Quotes #Jargon Quotes #Disease Quotes

“Happiness is not limited. Thereâ€™s enough for everyone.”
“I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret... if you have any sense, and if you don't regret them, maybe you're stupid.”
“The first trick I bought at Macy's was a little wooden board where a quarter would appear and disappear.”
“Intense love is often akin to intense suffering.”

Source : Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Frances Smith Foster (1990). “A Brighter Coming Day: A Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Reader”, p.109, Feminist Press at CUNY
“Democracy, thus French revolution, was not invented by philosophic theory nor by the bourgeois leadership. It was discovered by the masses in their method of action.”
“Each time I saw a cliff, I wondered whether I could free solo it. My life shaped itself around the understanding that falling means I die. To break the paradigm I had to empty out my essence, rummaging for fundamentals I thought were gone forever.”

Source : "Dean Potter, in his own words: I dream of feathers sprouting on my arms", www.theguardian.com. May 18, 2015.
“I get my inspiration from everyday life, things people my age are going through in life, good and bad experiences.”
“My idol was always Tomas Rosicky. He used to be phenomenal. He had such a good eye for an opening and knew where his team-mates were and he was so quick. I copied everything about him â€“ right down to his sweatbands. [] he would be one of the worldâ€™s best players. Jack Wilshere is a perfect player. Boy, heâ€™s good. Heâ€™s so quick and skillful with the ball at his feet.”

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