All writing is ultimately a question of solving a problem.

Less is more.

Writing is thinking on paper.

Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and meaningless jargon.

Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.

When you're ready to stop, stop. If you have presented all the facts and made the point you want to make, look for the nearest exit.

I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.

Thought is action in rehearsal.

A clear sentence is no accident.

If the nails are weak, your house will collapse. If your verbs are weak and your syntax is rickety, your sentences will fall apart.

As sure as shadow follows substance and the sun rises on the east and sets on the west, a person who exercises professional excellence will be followed by success.

Well, I've never been in a touring rock band, it was all just high school and college, playing toga parties in frat houses.

What separates us Americans from the countries that so many immigrants are leaving is that we are a nation of laws - that is the foundation of our way of life and all future prosperity.

The fundamental law of truth is that it penetrates through all darkness.

When Allah inspires your tongue to ask, know that He wants to give

That's love. That's all it means. It means sharing joy with people.

Hollywood is, I always argue, has a great track record of making good films.

All i would like to say is that I'm rich and you're not.

However important it is that love shall precede marriage, it is far more important that it shall continue after marriage.

Seems like there's always someone who disapproves. They'll judge it like they know about me and you.