Quotes on Business Writing

Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but that's the only way you can do anything really good.

On the simplest level, telecommuting makes it harder for people to have the kinds of informal interactions that are crucial to the way knowledge moves through an organization. The role that hallway chat plays in driving new ideas has become a cliche of business writing, but that doesn't make it less true.

The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.

My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.