Gerald Murnane Quotes

During My Sixteen Years As A Teacher Of Writing, I Removed Many Adverbs And Adverbial Phrases From Students' Writing. I Decided Long Ago That A Writer Who Needlessly Modifies Words Is Either A Nervous Writer Who Does Not Believe In The Worth Of What They Are Writing Or A Vain Writer Who Wants To Be Seen As Discriminating And Sensitive To Nuances Or Meaning.

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