“Vigorous writing is concise. 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.”

About William Strunk, Jr.

Author • American

William Strunk Jr. was an American professor of English at Cornell University and the author of the influential writing guide, 'The Elements of Style.' Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he dedicated his career to teaching and...