Famous quotes containing the word avoid:
“To avoid discord, never put two wise people in the same room.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“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 (1894–1961)