Vigorous writing is concise.

“Rich, ornate prose is hard to digest, generally unwholesome, and sometimes naus…”

“Rather, very, little, pretty -- these are the leeches that infest the pond of p…”

“If you use a colloquialism or a slang word or phrase, simply use it; do not dra…”

“Young writers often suppose that style is a garnish for the meat of prose, a sa…”