This is one of my all-time favorites:"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." —Anton Chekhov
Showing is more difficult to do then telling, but it is much more powerful. And while there is such a thing as too much showing and not enough telling, every writer should work hard to show the glint of light on broken glass to bring the reader into the scene.
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