William Zinsser Quotes

“Look for the clutter in your writing and prune it ruthlessly. Be grateful for everything you can throw away. Reexamine each sentence you put on paper. Is every word doing new work? Can any thought be expressed with more economy? Is anything pompous or pretentious or faddish? Are you hanging on to something useless just because you think it's beautiful?...Simplify, simplify.”
― William Zinsser

“But on the question of who you're writing for, don't be eager to please.”
― William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction