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

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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?""

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Avoid	Better	Case	Collaborate
Collaborating	Counseling	Editing	Especially
Help	Himself	Natural	Piece
Rather	Show	Style	Task
Tendency	Write	Writer	Writereditor
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