Quintilian Quotes About Writing
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One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.
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From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.
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Prune what is turgid, elevate what is commonplace, arrange what is disorderly, introduce rhythm where the language is harsh, modify where it is too absolute.
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Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in writing; for it is no immaterial accomplishment.
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We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.
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By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.
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