Nobody told all the new e-mail writers that the essence of writing is rewriting. Just because they are writing with ease and enjoyment doesn't mean they are writing well.

Less is more.

Writing is thinking on paper.

Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and meaningless jargon.

Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.

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.

I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.

Thought is action in rehearsal.

A clear sentence is no accident.

If the nails are weak, your house will collapse. If your verbs are weak and your syntax is rickety, your sentences will fall apart.

[A] person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are heavy cannot look at the light.

A rebellion against God, even as believers, is fueled by the toxic fumes of unbelief.

One positive thought is the victory you need today!

There is no person without a world.

Habits, scientists say, emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort.

Players who are late say that their time is more important than the team.

I think every family should have a dog; it is like having a perpetual baby; it is the plaything and crony of the whole house. It keeps them all young.

Hate today, no love for tomorrow

Most things don't stay the way they are very long.

If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark