Thursday, June 05, 2008

Words of Wisdom From Writers


I was just realizing that it's been a while since I've posted one of these!

An editor is someone who separates the wheat

from the chaff and then prints the chaff.

~Adlai Stevenson

Hmm, a hint of bitterness in that one? *wink*

6 comments:

  1. Maybe just a hint.

    :lol:

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  2. Some books are quite trashy...

    So I think I can understand where he is coming from... partly!

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  3. haha! That's brilliant - Adlai Stevenson is a man I find quite interesting, especially since he lived around here and has a lovely home in the town I used to live in with my parents/siblings.

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  4. Sarah Jane, how interesting! To be honest, I had no idea who he was *blush* -- a brief look at Wikipedia has enlightened me.

    Yours in Christ,
    Shannon

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  5. Well of course! The editors want to keep the wheat!

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