[Editors] MIT Editors' Club Minutes, March 2011

[William T. G. Litant]

Perhaps Robert Parker's quote: "College had little effect on me. I'd have been the same writer if I'd gone to MIT, except I'd have flunked out sooner. "

Bill

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On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Denise Brehm wrote:

> While we're on the topic, my favorite Dorothy Parker quote is a line she used when the phone rang:
> 
> "What fresh hell is this?"
> 
> Denise
> 
> On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:06 PM, David L Chandler wrote:
> 
>> This reminds me of my favorite quote from Dorothy Parker, which a former
>> colleague used to quote all the time:
>> "I hate writing, I love having written."
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 3/22/11 1:26 PM, "Elizabeth A Thomson" <thomson at MIT.EDU> wrote:
>> 
>>> MIT EDITORS' CLUB
>>> 
>>> *Meeting Notes from March 9, 2011*
>>> 
>>> 
>>> *On Writing*
>>> 
>>> This meeting began with the question, "Are there really people out there who
>>> love writing? I think it's more like having a root canal."
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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