Read it aloud to yourself because that's the only way to be sure the rhythms of the sentences are OK.

- Diana Athill

You don't always have to go so far as to murder your darlings – those turns of phrase or images of which you felt extra proud when they appeared on t…

- Diana Athill

Writing shouldn't come between the reader and what's being described. It should be as transparent as possible.

- Diana Athill

An important aspect of the ebbing of sex was that other things became interesting. Sex obliterates the individuality of young women more often than i…

- Diana Athill

The extension of power offered by a pony, the ease and speed of movement, the tapping of unsuspected courage, the satisfaction of collaboration with …

- Diana Athill