Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes.

One of underestimated tasks in nonfiction writing is to impose narrative shape on an unwieldy mass of material.

The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components.

Avoid the ecstatic adjectives that occupy such disproportionate space in every critic's quiver - words like "enthralling" and "luminous."

Be wary of security as a goal. It may often look like life's best prize. Usually it's not.

Write about small, self-contained incidents that are still vivid in your memory. If you remember them, it's because they contain a larger truth that your readers will recognize in their own lives. Think small and you'll wind up finding the big themes in your family saga.

The sound of the bat is the music of spring training.