“Style means the right word. The rest matters little."—Jules Renard
“Keep a small can of WD-40 on your desk—away from any open flames—to remind yourself that if you don’t write daily, you will get rusty.”
--George Singleton
"Half my life is an act of revision."
—John Irving
"Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up."
—Jane Yolen
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is … the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
I hope you have enjoyed these quotes and memes on writing and editing.
