William Zinsser Famous Quotes



What I want to do is make people laugh so that they'll see things seriously.

There's not much to be said about the period except that most writers don't reach it soon enough.


William Zinsser Quotations






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"As we acquire more knowldege, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious."
Albert Schweitzer

Alienation as our present destiny is achieved only by outrageous violence perpetrated by human beings on human beings.
R D Laing

"Life is an unanswered question, but let's believe in the dignity and important of the question."
Tennessee Williams

True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written in writing what deserves to be read and in so living as to make the world happier for our living in it.
Pliny the Elder

"In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others."
Andre Maurois

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
Napoleon

Hypothetical questions get hypothetical answers.
Joan Baez

"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do."
Benjamin Franklin

I think one of the reasons I'm popular again is because I'm wearing a tie. You have to be different.
Tony Bennet

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.
Charles Schwab