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William Strunk, Jr. Quotes

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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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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A sentence should contain no unnecessary...
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Omit needless words.
Vigorous writing is concise.
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