Harold Ross
Editing is the same as quarrelling with writers - same thing exactly.
Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes not only in solving problems, but also in anticipating them.
I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and he said he wrote a few widely separated words or phrases on a piece of paper and then went back and filled in the spaces.
If you can't be funny, be interesting.Collection: Interesting
Don't think I'm not incoheret.Collection: Thinking
Editing is the same as quarreling with writers — same thing exactly.Collection: Editing
In the old days in San Francisco there was a famous drink called Pisco Punch, made from Pisco, a Peruvian brandy pisco punch used to taste like lemonade but had a kick like vodka, or worse.Collection: San Francisco