Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon.
Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations Library, 1997.
-- William Zinsser, (Oct 7 1922-2015), US journalist, editor, edcuator, writer; He is best known for On Writing Well stresses that good writers need to have fun at what they do to provide readers a good time.