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Max Perkins was a literary editor of enduring fame and influence. He is best known for his work at Charles Scribner’s Sons, where he honed the careers of literary giants F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe. He once wrote, “The job of editor in a publishing house is the dullest, hardest, most exciting, exasperating and rewarding of perhaps any job in the world.”
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"Anyone's life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit."
