"Remember, it is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This is a common occurrence in all writing, and among the best writers."

--

Source : WILLIAM STRUNK, JR. (1959). “THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE”

William Strunk, Jr.

#Writing Quotes #Needs Quotes #Weakness Quotes

“I want to focus on the importance of supporting marriage. I always speak about the need to respect everyone's human dignity - regardless of their sexual orientation. I think strengthening marriage is something that benefits everyone.”
“The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.”
“This is getting funny, but there ain't nobody laughing.”
“Know what makes a sentence more than a random list, practice constructing sentences and explaining what you have done, and you will know how to make sentences forever and you will know too when what you are writing doesn't make the grade because it has degenerated into a mere pile of discrete items.”

Source : "How To Write A Sentence And How To Read One". Book by Stanley Fish, 2011.
“We do pretty much whatever we want to.”
“Everybody gets the tattoo they deserve.”
“I don't have a method. All I do is read a lot, think a lot, and rewrite constantly. It's not a scientific thing.”
“The duality of St Petersburg and Leningrad remains. They are not even on speaking terms.”

Source : Joseph Wechsberg (1977). “In Leningrad”, Doubleday Books

You may also like:

Atul Gawande
Surgeon
Bryan Stevenson
Professor
E. B. White
Writer
Maira Kalman
Illustrator
Paul Tough
Writer
Roger Angell
Essayist
Thomas B. Macaulay
Former Secretary at War
Thomas Carlyle
Philosopher
William Zinsser
Writer