31 Quotes by William Strunk, Jr.

Instead of announcing what you are about to tell is interesting, make it so.

The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers - Homer, Dante, Shakespeare - are effective largely because they deal in particulars and report the details that matter. Their words call up pictures.

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

Omit needless words.