Having the urge to write is one thing; acting on it is another.

- Roy Peter Clark

For what good is freedom of expression if you lack the means to express yourself?

- Roy Peter Clark

Everyone should read, we say, but we act as if only those with special talent should write.

- Roy Peter Clark

Writing is not magic. It’s a craft, a process, a set of steps. As with any process, things sometimes break down. Even in a good story, the writer run…

- Roy Peter Clark

If a period is a stop sign, then what kind of traffic flow is created by other marks? The comma is a speed bump; the semicolon is what a driver educa…

- Roy Peter Clark

A teacher of mine once said there are no true synonyms.

- Roy Peter Clark

Without a serious study of journalism, there can be no understanding of citizenship, democracy, or community.

- Roy Peter Clark

Express your most powerful thought in the shortest sentence.

- Roy Peter Clark

I may have grown up in the Age of Aquarius, but I'm growing old in the Age of the Acronym.

- Roy Peter Clark