William Strunk, Jr. Quotes
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Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.
William Strunk, Jr.
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Author Details:
Type:
Writer Quotes
Category:
American Writer Quotes
Date of Birth:
July 1, 1869
Date of Death:
September 26, 1946
Nationality:
American
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Napoleon Hill
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Denis Waitley
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Dictionary Links:
Concise,
Contain,
Drawing,
Machine,
Paragraph,
Reason,
Same,
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Should,
Vigorous,
Writing
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All William Strunk, Jr. Quotations:
A sentence should contain no unnecessary...
If you don't know how to...
It is worse to be irresolute...
Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating...
Omit needless words.
Vigorous writing is concise.
Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence...
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