Famous William Zinsser Quotes
Editors are licensed to be curious.– William Zinsser
It’s no fun to think about infinity and no cinche to write about it. Again, it helps to look for some human link.– William Zinsser
Probably every subject is interesting if an avenue into it can be found that has humanity and that an ordinary person can follow.– William Zinsser
One of underestimated tasks in nonfiction writing is to impose narrative shape on an unwieldy mass of material.– William Zinsser
But on the question of who you’re writing for, don’t be eager to please.– William Zinsser
Even a poor translator couldn’t kill a style that moves with such narrative clarity.– William Zinsser
Mind in language are inseparable. If we violate our language we violate ourselves.– William Zinsser
Mind in language are inseparable. If we violate our language we violate ourselves.– William Zinsser
Good writing is good writing, whatever form it takes and whatever we call it.– William Zinsser