Anne Rice Quotes

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter - 'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.

People know accuracy when they read it; they can feel it.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

Preach not because you have to say something, but because you have something to say.

Say only a little but say it well.

If you want what you're saying heard, then take your time and say it so that the listener will actually hear it. You might save somebody's life. Your own, first.

I am interested in the size of your intention. It is better to overstate the important than to understate it.

Words, like glasses, obscure everything they do not make clear. Before using a fine word, make a place for it.

A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, so they use them with care, with thought, with delight.

Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them.

I write my columns pretty carefully.

I've tried to work really hard on never phoning in the lyrics.

I don't use a lot of words unnecessarily.

I love things that are really linear and perfect and simple.

My job is to be accurate and clear.

Done right, precision can help clarify, plus it's fun.

I often will state things strongly if I think that it's important.

I believe in form and the manner of what you say being as important as the content of what you say.

There is a world of difference between not disclosing fine detail and relying on broad and generalised assertions. The first may be understandable; the second is not acceptable.

Precision matters, breh.

Too clear, too clean. The problem was precision, perfection.

Clarity is the most important thing to me - in thinking - and so I try in the books to be as clear as possible.

One of the most significant design principles is to omit the unimportant in order to emphasize the important.