To write a good memoir you must become the editor of your own life, imposing on an untidy sprawl of half-remembered events a narrative shape and an organizing idea. Memoir is the art of inventing the truth.

You'll never make your mark as a writer unless you develop a respect for words and a curiosity about their shades of meaning that is almost obsessive. The English language is rich in strong and supple words. Take the time to root around and find the ones you want

Scholarship hath no fury like that of a language purist faced with sludge.

All writing is ultimately a question of solving a problem.

Rewriting is the essence of writing well - where the game is won or lost.

Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill rode to glory on the back of the strong declarative sentence.

Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes.