"...being "rather unique" is no more possible than being ra… - William Zinsser

"...being "rather unique" is no more possible than being rather pregnant."

William Zinsser

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William Knowlton Zinsser (born October 7, 1922 – May 12, 2015 ) was an American writer, editor, literary critic, and teacher. He began his career as a journalist for the New York Herald Tribune, where he worked as a feature writer, drama editor, film critic, and editorial writer, and has been a longtime contributor to leading magazines.

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It’s a memoir of various events in my own life, but it’s also a teaching book: along the way I explain the writing decisions I made. They are the same decisions that confront every writer going in search of his or her past: matters of selection, reduction, organization and tone.

An occasional short sentence can carry a
tremendous punch. It stays in the reader’s ear.

Be grateful for everything you can throw away. Reexamine each sentence you put on paper.

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