Quotes by Thurber, James

Art -- the one achievement of Man which has made the long trip up from >>

He was always leaning forward, pushing something invisible ahead of hi >>

He who hesitates is sometimes saved. >>

Quotations about Editing and Editors

I suppose some editors are failed writers; but so are most writers. >>

The waste basket is a writer's best friend. >>

If they have a popular thought they have to go into a darkened room an >>

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?

Thurber, James