The writer, his eye on the finish line, never gave enough thought to how to run the race. — William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
The writer, his eye on the finish line, never gave enough thought to how to run the race. — William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
The writer, his eye on the finish line, never gave enough thought to how to run the race. — William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
The writer, his eye on the finish line, never gave enough thought to how to run the race. — William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
The writer, his eye on the finish line, never gave enough thought to how to run the race. — William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
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The writer, his eye on the finish line, never gave enough thought to how to run the race.

— William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
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