Roy Peter Clark quotes
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“If a period is a stop sign, then what kind of traffic flow is created by other marks? The comma is a speed bump; the semicolon is what a driver education teacher calls a “rolling stop”; the parenthetical expression is a detour; the colon is a flashing yellow light that announces something important up ahead; the dash is a tree branch in the road.”
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“Everyone should read, we say, but we act as if only those with special talent should write.”
-- Roy Peter ClarkSource : "Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer". Book by Roy Peter Clark, January 10, 2008.
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“Writing is not magic. It’s a craft, a process, a set of steps. As with any process, things sometimes break down. Even in a good story, the writer runs into problems. So the act of writing always includes problem solving.”
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“For what good is freedom of expression if you lack the means to express yourself?”
-- Roy Peter ClarkSource : Roy Peter Clark (2010). “The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English”, p.230, Hachette UK
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“Having the urge to write is one thing; acting on it is another.”
-- Roy Peter ClarkSource : Roy Peter Clark (2011). “Help! For Writers: 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces”, p.10, Hachette UK
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“I may have grown up in the Age of Aquarius, but I'm growing old in the Age of the Acronym.”
-- Roy Peter ClarkSource : Roy Peter Clark (2010). “The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English”, p.219, Hachette UK
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“Express your most powerful thought in the shortest sentence.”
-- Roy Peter ClarkSource : "The Short Sentence as Gospel Truth". opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. September 7, 2013.
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“A teacher of mine once said there are no true synonyms.”
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“Riffing on language will create wonderful effects you never intended. Which leads me to this writing advice: 'Always take credit for good stuff you didn't intend, because you'll be getting plenty of criticism in your career for bad stuff you didn't mean either.'”
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“Without a serious study of journalism, there can be no understanding of citizenship, democracy, or community.”
-- Roy Peter Clark
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