It is a fitting irony that under Richard Nixon, 'launder' became a dirty word

Quote by William Zinsser

Topics: Irony Quotes

Writing is thinking on paper.

Writing is thinking on paper.

Writing and learning and thinking are the same process

Writing and learning and thinking are the same process

Writing is a craft not an art.

Writing is a craft not an art.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

Writing is like this-you dredge for the poem's meaning the way police dredge for a...

Writing is like this-you dredge for the poem's meaning the way police dredge for a...

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet,...

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet,...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

To be a well-favored man is the gift of fortune, but to write or read...

To be a well-favored man is the gift of fortune, but to write or read...

To write simply is as difficult as to be good

To write simply is as difficult as to be good

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing....

I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing....

The desire to write grows with writing.

The desire to write grows with writing.

Sometimes he advertises himself assiduously, writing a few words and then rushing to the talk...

Sometimes he advertises himself assiduously, writing a few words and then rushing to the talk...

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

When I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for...

When I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for...

I just sit at a typewriter and curse a bit.

I just sit at a typewriter and curse a bit.

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the...

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the...