The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components.
Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes.
The game is won or lost on hundreds of small details.
Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.
Never hesitate to imitate another writer - every person learning a craft or an art needs models. Eventually you'll find your own voice and will shed the skin of the writer you imitated.
What I want to do is to make people laugh so that they'll see things seriously.