Highlights

  • writing is a form of thinking, whatever the subject. (Location 36)
  • collect brief examples of good, accessible writing in a variety of academic disciplines. My hope was to demystify writing for the science types and (Location 41)
  • to demystify science for the humanities types. (Location 42)
  • 1 wanted to show that it’s not necessary to be a “writer” to write well. Clear writing is the logical arrangement of thought; a scientist who thinks clearly can write as well as the best writer. (Location 44)
  • we write to find out what we know and what we want to say. (Location 52)
  • the common thread is a sense of high enjoyment, zest and wonder. Perhaps, both in learning to write and in writing to learn, they are the only ingredients that really matter. (Location 72)