a true story New York 1929

Cullen 2022-04-20 09:02:53

The two went up to the roof of the building, and the person who wrote and the person who changed it looked at the river, buildings and the flow of people on the street together:

our ancestors would huddle around the fire at night,

and wolves would be howling in the dark,

just beyond the light,

one person would start talking.

and he would tell a story

so we wouldn't be so scared in the dark

One person, the person who wrote and the person who changed, are one person, the storyteller, representing different dimensions: the part of writing is an unruly soul, like a rushing river; the part of editing needs to abide by grammar, like Quiet river bank.

When I received a letter from the hospital, I burst into tears, and the river came to say goodbye. From then on, only the quiet river bank remained.

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  • Maxwell Evarts Perkins: [looking at the three cates containing the manuscript of Thomas Wolfe's new book] This - is Of Time and the River? Well done. Now go home and get some sleep.

    Thomas Wolfe: I... I...

    Maxwell Evarts Perkins: Let me read it.

    Thomas Wolfe: Read it kindly. Please.

  • Thomas Wolfe: I'm sorry I'm not decent enough for your fine dinner parties and your fine friends, but before you drag me out to the wood shed, I think you ought to look at who is giving the lesson. Am I supposed to grow up like you?

    Maxwell Evarts Perkins: No, Tom, but you're supposed to grow up.

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