“Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.”
— Oscar Wilde
Let’s face it; writers are generally a pretty depressed lot. However that doesn’t stop them from giving some good advice on how to live one’s life. Perhaps you will do what they did not, and take it.
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Write the longest sentence you can, followed by the shortest. Listen to the music of the words dictating the punctuation. When you read your favorite writers, become aware of how each has her or his favorite punctuation marks. Reread things you’ve written and see what punctuation marks and rhythms you tend to favor.
from Writing Toward Home by Georgia Howard
