The only way to learn to write is to force yourself to produce a certain number of words on a regular basis.

Few people realize how badly they write. Nobody has shown them how much excess or murkiness has crept into their style.

Even a poor translator couldn't kill a style that moves with such narrative clarity.

Writing is a craft not an art.

Dare to tell the smallest of stories if you want to generate large emotions.

When you're ready to stop, stop. If you have presented all the facts and made the point you want to make, look for the nearest exit.

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