Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon. - P6
Out of it come two of the most important qualities that this book will go in search of: humanity and warmth. - P5
Ultimately the product that any writer has to sell is not the subject being written about, but who he or she is. - P5
I said that writing is a craft, not an art, and that the man who runs away from his craft because he lacks inspiration is fooling himself. He is also going broke.
