"I try to make what I have written tighter, stronger and more precise, eliminating every element that's not doing useful work. Then I go over it once more, reading it aloud, and am always amazed at how much clutter can still be cut."

-- William Zinsser

#Reading Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Nobody is going to take my kids away from me and I will fight to the death for that.”
“Donâ€™t ever stop writing. This is the way the world will find out who you are.”
“I love a man who loves his mama, which is one of the many reasons I'm crazy about Justin Timberlake.”
“There's no greater lifestyle and no greater happiness than that of having a continual conversation with God.”
“In a crowd, on a journey, at a banquet even, a line of thought can itself provide its own seclusion.”
“More men die of jealousy than of cancer.”
“I must explore desert ground and see what can grow. But there are limits. I know in my heart what I would never do.”
“I usually hang around the room listening to a bit of last night's show. If there's one available, I go to the steam room every day for my voice. I spend half an hour there and then I eat, because I can't eat later than four o'clock. Then I go for a soundcheck. That's my day.”

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