In the use of words, quality is more important than quantity.

E.C. McKenzie

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To be a better cook, cook more. To be a better writer, read more.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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As a writer, I like the list of "things to strive for" that Richard Yates kept above his typewriter:
genuine clarity
genuine feeling
the right word
the exact English sentence
the eloquent detail
the rigorous dramatization of story

Richard Yates

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Someone should take a vacuum cleaner to his sentences.

John Searles

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