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I spent my entire life working with the smallest budget I could get. Just working with old, junky, donated equipment. The only things I bought myself were the trumpet and the $9 ukulele.

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William Strunk, Jr.

A drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.

Drawing, Lines, Parts, Should Have, Unnecessary, Writing
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. . . when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus, brevity is a by-product of vigor.

Made, Sentence, Stronger, Usually, Vigor

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.

Drawing, Lines, Reason, Sentences, Should Have, Writing

The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers - Homer, Dante, Shakespeare - are effective largely because they deal in particulars and report the details that matter. Their words call up pictures.

Attention, Call, Details, Hold, Largely, Writing

To acquire style, begin by affecting none.

Acquire, Affecting, Begin, Style

None are so fallible as those who are sure they're right.

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