Sublime

“Before an author destroys the natural qualities of his writing—that’s

It was an example of two qualities that distinguish the professional editor: the vision to see beyond the faults of a good book, no matter how dismaying; and the tenacity to keep working, through all discouragements, toward the book’s potential.

propriety.

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it.

assiduously

rebukes,

exasperation.