I try to make what I have written tighter, stronger and more precise, eliminating every element that's not doing useful work. Then I go over it once more, reading it aloud, and am always amazed at how much clutter can still be cut.

Good writing has an aliveness that keeps the reader reading from one paragraph to the next, and it's not a question of gimmicks to "personalize" the author.

Never let anything go out into the world that you don't understand.

Probably every subject is interesting if an avenue into it can be found that has humanity and that an ordinary person can follow.

You can solve most of your writing problems if you stop after every sentence and ask: what does the reader need to know next?

A simple [writing] style is the result of very hard work.

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.