Writing is not a special language owned by the English teacher. Writing is thinking on paper. Anyone who thinks clearly can write clearly, about any subject at all.

People read with their ears, whether they know it or not.

The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components.

The most important sentence in any article is the first one.

There's not much to be said about the period except that most writers don't reach it soon enough.

Don't ever hesitate to imitate another writer. Imitation is part of the creative process for anyone learning an art or craft.

We learn to write by reading good models and by practicing our own sentences.

If you would like to write better than everybody else, you have to want to write better than everybody else.

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction