"Clutter is the disease of American writing,"

-- William Zinsser

#Writing Quotes #Disease Quotes #Clutter Quotes

“I don't feel old or young, I just am”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 27, 2018
“Certainly, no revolution that has ever taken place in society can be compared to that which has been produced by the words of Jesus Christ.”

Source : Mark Hopkins (2009). “Lectures on the Evidences of Christianity”, p.373, Applewood Books
“Pictures help you to form the mental mold.”
“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.”
“In many college English courses the words â€œmythâ€ and â€œsymbolâ€ are given a tremendous charge of significance. You just ainâ€™t no good unless you can see a symbol hiding, like a scared gerbil, under every page. And in many creative writing course the little beasts multiply, the place swarms with them. What does this Mean? What does that Symbolize? What is the Underlying Mythos? Kids come lurching out of such courses with a brain full of gerbils. And they sit down and write a lot of empty pomposity, under the impression that thatâ€™s how Melville did it.”
“THE PEOPLE WOULD BE JUST AS NOISY IF THEY WERE GOING TO SEE ME HANGED.”
“People in a temper often say a lot of silly, terrible things they mean.”
“But down through the centuries, man has developed a mind that separates him from the world of reality, the world of natural laws. This mind tries too hard, wears itself out, and ends up weak and sloppy. Such a mind, even if of high intelligence, is inefficient. It drives down the street in a fast-moving car and thinks its at the store, going over a grocery list. Then it wonders why accidents occur.”

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