Writing is not a special language that belongs to a few sensitive souls who have a 'gift for words'. Writing is the logical arrangement of thought. Anyone who thinks clearly should be able to write clearly---about any subject at all.
William ZinsserIf the nails are weak, your house will collapse. If your verbs are weak and your syntax is rickety, your sentences will fall apart.
William ZinsserBe wary of security as a goal. It may often look like life's best prize. Usually it's not.
William ZinsserWriting 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.
William Zinsser