Steven Pinker Quotes

The Authors Of The Four Passages Share A Number Of Practices: An Insistence On Fresh Wording And Concrete Imagery Over Familiar Verbiage And Abstract Summary; An Attention To The Readers' Vantage Point And The Target Of Their Gaze; The Judicious Placement Of An Uncommon Word Or Idiom Against A Backdrop Of Simple Nouns And Verbs; The Use Of Parallel Syntax; The Occasional Planned Surprise; The Presentation Of A Telling Detail That Obviates An Explicit Pronouncement; The Use Of Meter And Sound That Resonate With The Meaning And Mood.
The Authors Also Share An Attitude: They Do Not Hide The Passion And Relish That Drive Them To Tell Us About Their Subjects. They Write As If They Have Something Important To Say. But No, That Doesn't Capture It. They Write As If They Have Something Important To Show. And That, We Shall See, Is A Key Ingredient In The Sense Of Style.

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