p. 114 Building on a parallel structure, Chris Cooper writes, “Was big boy, now little man.”
p. 126 Remember Donald Murray’s advice, “Brevity comes from selection and not compression.” And mine: “First prune the big limbs, then shake out the dead leaves.”
p. 144 “Share attention is the first essential ingredient” of empathy, writes the psychologist Daniel Goleman. “As two people attend to what the other says and does, they generate a sense of mutual interest, a joint focus that amounts to perceptual glue.” As a writer, I want to create that glue, but before I can get you to stick to me as a reader, I must gain your attention. One way to keep your attention is to promise you something short and valuable. In effect, I tell the reader: This will not waste your time. It will have a power disproportionate to its modest length. You will be better off having read it.”
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