Few people realize how badly they write. Nobody has shown them how much excess or murkiness has crept into their style.
Rewriting is the essence of writing well - where the game is won or lost.
What I want to do is to make people laugh so that they'll see things seriously.
A writer is always working.
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.
Writing organizes and clarifies our thoughts. Writing is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own. Writing enables us to find out what we know-and what we don't know-about whatever we're trying to learn.