Quote by: William Strunk, Jr.

Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Strunk, Jr.
  • DescriptionAmerican professor of English literature and writer
  • BornJuly 1, 1869
  • DiedSeptember 26, 1946
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionProfessor