Quotes About Clarity

Writing is better if it's kept simple. Every sentence doesn't need to have perfect noun/verb agreement. I've said 'ain't' on the air. Because I sometimes use 'ain't' when I'm talking.

I enjoy finding the right word and giving each its full measure, its full space in a sentence.

It's always nice to end your sentences with an exclamation mark, and not a comma.

It took me years to learn that sentences in fiction must do much more than stand around and look pretty.

I know I have a problem with semi-colon abuse and have written page-long sentences. Nobody needs to be reading page-long sentences, at least not written by me.

Kane and Glenn Jacobs are two separate entities, you know.

We must all learn how to separate reality from fantasy.

Actually 'Soon' has more than the Left Behind series, but I really believe less is more.

I'm really nearsighted, which has served me well.

It takes time for the dust to settle. And by dust, I mean people clouding your mind by giving wrong information and your expectations and excitement of being in the industry.

We think we can't become a minimalist until our lives have settled down. But it's actually the other way around; we won't be able to settle down until we're living a minimalist life.

I sometimes don't know what songs are about for several years after I've written them.

What I always want is to have several little 'aha' moments where your brain is very happy.

Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think about what you shall write.

I'm good at shapes. If I'm not close, even if it's big, I can't read it.

Meditation helps sharpen the mind.

Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.

I'm sort of a straight shooter.

I've never understood this idea of not shooting straight with people.

I don't shop as much as I find.

Sometimes we can't see our own selves, our own shortcomings, but it's so easy to see somebody else's.

Make it absolutely clear to yourself what you want from other people. That is really half the secret for drawing your desire to you in the shortest possible time and with the least amount of effort.

You can tell a lot in shorthand.

I've been successful when I have kept things simple - playing cricketing shots that I'm blessed with or I am good at playing.