John Ruskin
It is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all that he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them.
John Ruskin
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It is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all that he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them. - John Ruskin quote

It is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all that he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them.

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John Ruskin

John Ruskin

English writer and art critic

February 8th, 1819 - January 20th, 1900