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Maxwell Perkins was a renowned American editor, born on September 20, 1884, and died on June 17, 1947. His contributions to the literary world were primarily in guiding and supporting several famous authors, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. Perkins was known for his deep understanding of literary works and his editing skills.

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“It is those people who know that they are right because some outside or higher power conveys the conviction to them who do the great damage in the world.”

People Knows World Higher Conviction Damage Higher Power Dogmatism

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“Of the whole public not a handful can understand the artist's point of view or the writer's conscience.”

People Whole Artist Views Conscience Point Of View Handful

Book:To Loot My Life Clean: The Thomas Wolfe--Maxwell Perkins Correspondence

Source: To Loot My Life Clean: The Thomas Wolfe--Maxwell Perkins Correspondence

“It often puzzles me when people think that matters connected with sex ought to be suppressed. Sex itself cannot be suppressed, and the efforts to do it, it seems to me, result in greater damage than it can do itself. After all, it was not an invention of man, but of God.”

People Thinking Men Matter Seems Sex Can Do Results Effort Greater Ought Connected Invention Damage Puzzles

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“Anybody can find out if he is a writer. If he were a writer, when he tried to write of some particular day, he would find in the effort that he could recall exactly how the light fell and how the temperature felt, and all the quality of it. Most people cannot do it. If they can do it, they may never be successful in a pecuniary sense, but that ability is at the bottom of writing, I am sure.”

People Ifs Writing May Light Felt Can Do Ability Effort Quality Successful Particular Bottom Being Successful Recalls Temperature

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“Editors are extremely fallible people, all of them. Don't put too much trust in them.”

People Too Much Critics Editors

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About the Author

Born: September 20, 1884
Died: June 17, 1947
Known for: Editor
Quotes: 22

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Dear Scott/Dear MaxRelated source material

The Sons of Maxwell Perkins: Letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, and Their EditorRelated source material

To Loot My Life Clean: The Thomas Wolfe--Maxwell Perkins CorrespondenceRelated source material

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