William Strunk, Jr. Quotes

"Vigorous writing is concise."
- William Strunk, Jr.
(Related: Writing)

"Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language."
- William Strunk, Jr.
(Related: Language)

"It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong."
- William Strunk, Jr.
(Related: Wrong)

"If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!"
- William Strunk, Jr.
(Related: Word)

"A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts."
- William Strunk, Jr.
(Related: Machine, Reason, Words)

"Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts."
- William Strunk, Jr.
(Related: Machine, Reason, Words, Writing)