The Sentence: Good to Great

My friend and writer David Sims once led me to an interview of Louis Markos about finding and writing great sentences. Markos says the following about the difference between a good and a great sentence:

A good sentence conveys its meaning in a clear and balanced way. The sentence becomes great when it takes on a life of its own-when you enjoy reading it, not just for what it teaches you, but for its sound and its tone and its music. A great sentence should be savored like a gourmet meal or like a piece of fine music.

-Louis Markos in an interview by John Starke for The Gospel Coalition Reviews.