Vigorous writing is concise. Author: William Strunk Jr. Copy Quote More from William Strunk Jr. “If you use a colloquialism or a slang word or phrase, simply use it; do not dra…” “William” “Rather, very, little, pretty -- these are the leeches that infest the pond of p…” “...when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus, brevity …”