Vaishnavi Ramesh Jayaraman

“An idea in your head is merely an idle notion. But an idea written down, that's the beginning of something! Stripped down to its briefs, a piece of writing is nothing more than a handful of ideas, put into words and arranged to do a job. We all get ideas—try not thinking in the shower. The trick is to write them down.”
― Patricia T. O'Conner, Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing

“Contrary to popular opinion, there's no mystery to writing well. It's a skill that just about anyone can learn, more craft than art.”
― Patricia T. O'Conner, Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing

“Whenever there's something wrong with your writing, suspect that there's something wrong with your thinking.”
― Patricia T. O'Conner, Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing