Everything, indeed, in a work of art should be unedited, --and even the words, by the manner of grouping them, of shaping them to new meanings, --and one often regrets having an alphabet familiar to too many half-lettered persons.

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Every written word carries a meaning, and we should not let the editor change the words. The author is the only person who knows what he/she meant by each and every word that has been written.

Source: The Book Of Masks

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