Jenn Barrett

“A man’s emotions are what define him, and control is the hallmark of true strength. To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“ Prestigious. Often an adjective of last resort. It's in the dictionary, but that doesn't mean you have to us it.”
― William Strunk Jr., The Elements of Style

“It is an old observation that the best writers sometimes disregard the rules of rhetoric. When they do so, however, the reader will usually find in the sentence some compensating merit, attained at the cost of the violation. Unless he is certain of doing as well, he will probably do best to follow the rules. After he has learned, by their guidance, to write plain English adequate for everyday uses, let him look, for the secrets of style, to the study of the masters of literature.”
― William Strunk Jr., The Elements Of Style

“there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness, too. That was writing.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief