“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
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“Language is a poor enough means of communication as it is. So we should use all the words we have.”
― The Drowning Girl
― The Drowning Girl
“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Scandinavian and Nordic Fiction in English
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