...when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus, brevity is a by-product of vigor.

- William Strunk, Jr.

It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong.

- William Strunk, Jr.

None are so fallible as those who are sure they're right.

- William Strunk, Jr.

The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity.

- William Strunk, Jr.

Rewrite and revise. Do not be afraid to seize what you have and cut it to ribbons ... Good writing means good revising.

- William Strunk, Jr.

A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary l…

- William Strunk, Jr.

The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers - Homer, Dante, Sh…

- William Strunk, Jr.

To acquire style, begin by affecting none.

- William Strunk, Jr.

Every writer, by the way he uses the language, reveals something of his spirit, his habits, his capacities, his bias....Avoid the elaborate, the pret…

- William Strunk, Jr.