Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.
Writing is hard work.
Scholarship hath no fury like that of a language purist faced with sludge.
Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.
Writing is learned by imitation. If anyone asked me how I learned to write, I'd say I learned by reading the men and women who were doing the kind of writing I wanted to do and trying to figure out how they did it.
Motivation clears the head faster than a nasal spray.