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“I have always believed in the principle that immediate survival is more important than long-term survival.”
― Imagining Canadian Literature: The Selected Letters
― Imagining Canadian Literature: The Selected Letters
“It has been our experience that American houses insist on very comprehensive editing; that English houses as a rule require little or none and are inclined to go along with the author's script almost without query. The Canadian practice is just what you would expect--a middle-of-the-road course. We think the Americans edit too heavily and interfere with the author's rights. We think that the English publishers don't take enough editorial responsibility. Naturally, then, we consider our editing to be just about perfect. There's no doubt about it, we Canadians are a superior breed! (in a letter to author Margaret Laurence, dated May, 1960)”
― Imagining Canadian Literature: The Selected Letters
― Imagining Canadian Literature: The Selected Letters
“I would not employ an author to referee a Ping-Pong match. By their very nature they are biased and bloody-minded. Better put a fox in a henhouse than to ask an author to judge his peers. (in a letter to the Governor General about the GA's Literary Awards & his issue--among others--with the judging system, 1981)”
― Imagining Canadian Literature: The Selected Letters
― Imagining Canadian Literature: The Selected Letters
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