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Robert Graves

“There should be two main objects in ordinary prose writing: to convey a message, and to include in it nothing that will distract the reader’s attention or check his habitual pace of reading—he should feel that he is seated at ease in a taxi, not riding a temperamental horse through traffic.”

Robert Graves, The Reader Over Your Shoulder: A Handbook for Writers of English Prose
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The Reader Over Your Shoulder: A Handbook for Writers of English Prose The Reader Over Your Shoulder: A Handbook for Writers of English Prose by Robert Graves
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