William Knowlton Zinsser Quotes

• Today the outlandish becomes routine overnight. The humorist is trying to say that it’s still outlandish.

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• Be true to yourself and to the culture you were born into. Tell your story as only you can.

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• Writing is thinking on paper.

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• Decide what you want to do. Then decide to do it. Then do it.

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• Examine every word you put on paper. You’ll find a surprising number that don’t serve any purpose.

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• Writing is an act of ego, and you might as well admit it.

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

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• Don’t try to visualize the great mass audience. There is no such audience—every reader is a different person.

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

  William Knowlton Zinsser

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William Knowlton Zinsser (9)

Birth:	7th October, 1922
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Editor, Journalist, Teacher, Writer

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