"Editing should be, especially in the case of……" — James Thurber
"Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counseling rather than a collaborating task. The tendency of the writer-editor to collaborate is natural, but he should say to himself, ''How can I help this writer to say it better in his own style?'' and avoid ''How can I show him how I would write it, if it were my piece?''"
—
James Thurber
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
98 Quotes by James Thurber
James Thurber has 98 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
When man gives up on reforming and inspiring society he also gives up his freedom.
-
Human Dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope…
-
The difference between our decadence and the Russians is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic.
-
Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.
-
Love is what you've been through with somebody.
-
Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
-
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
-
If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and…
-
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
-
I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.
-
All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.
-
The most dangerous food is wedding cake.
See all 98 quotes by James Thurber »
More Avoid Quotes
This quote is filed under Avoid Quotes,
one of 2,552 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
— Aristotle
-
Foreignness is all around. Only in the heart of the heart of the country, namely the heart of the United…
— Margaret Atwood
-
Like many modern poets, I tend to conceal rhymes by placing them in the middle of lines, and to avoid…
— Margaret Atwood
-
I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid…
— Paul Auster
-
Avoid problems, and you'll never be the one who overcame them.
— Richard Bach
-
I'd love to remain a secret and still work, but I also want people to see the movies I'm in…
— Christian Bale
-
Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.
— Joey Adams
-
My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what…
— Martha Beck
-
The argument of socialists, that people really want to share, beyond a reasonable level of charity, is rubbish, though it…
— Conrad Black
-
Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.
— William Blake
-
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
-
We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
See all 2,552 Avoid Quotes »