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“ But doesn't add something to what has come before; but takes something away. At its most daring, it can feel like a Bat Turn, a 180-degree spin int the Batmobile. Make that a But Turn. ”

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Everyone should read, we say, but we act as if only those with special talent should write.

~ Roy Peter Clark

All of us possess a reading vocabulary as big as a lake but draw from a writing vocabulary as small as a pond. The good news is that the acts of searching and gathering always expand the number of usable words.

~ Roy Peter Clark

A teacher of mine once said there are no true synonyms.

~ Roy Peter Clark

The bridge between the words glamour and grammar is magic. According to the OED, glamour evolved through an ancient association between learning and enchantment.

~ Roy Peter Clark