Dangling punch lines to forgotten stories remain in the language like the smile of the Cheshire cat.
Avoid overuse of 'quotation “marks.”'
If America cannot win a war in a week, it begins negotiating with itself.
English is a stretch language; one size fits all.
A reader should be able to identify a column without its byline or funny little picture on top purely by look or feel, or its turgidity ratio.
Never put the story in the lead. Let 'em have a hot shot of ambiguity right between the eyes.