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→Books on English usage
*''Common Errors in English Usage: Third Edition '' by Paul Brians. William, James & Company; 3rd edition (October 15, 2013)
*''Common Errors in English Usage: Third Edition '' by Paul Brians. William, James & Company; 3rd edition (October 15, 2013)
*''The King's English: A Guide to Modern Usage'' by Kingsley Amis. Bertrams Books (January 1, 2011)
*''The King's English: A Guide to Modern Usage'' by Kingsley Amis. Bertrams Books (January 1, 2011)
== Quotes ==
* “Good ideas ought not to be dressed up in bad prose.” ― Barbara Minto
* "I write to discover what I know." - Flannery O'Connor
* "We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect." - Anaïs Nin
* “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” ― [[Mark Twain]]
* "Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon." - E. L. Doctorow
* "I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the surface; they come from the deep down. The poetry and the songs that you are suppose to write, I believe are in your heart." - Judy Collins
* "Good writing is really meaningful, and it's one of the - it's still one of the best tools we have to get and capture people's attention." - Robin Sloan
* "The heart and soul of good writing is research; you should write not what you know but what you can find out about." - Robert J. Sawyer
* "The thing about good writing is it has a music to it." - Lauren Graham
* "Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about." - Marilyn Hacker
* "Most of my work consisted of crossing out. Crossing out was the secret of all good writing." - Mark Haddon
== See also ==
== See also ==