William Shawn Professions : Editor Born : August 31, 1907 Died : December 8, 1992 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by William Shawn Amid chaos of images, we value coherence. We believe in the printed word. And we believe in clarity. And we believe in immaculate syntax. And in the beauty of the English language. William Shawn syntax printed-word believe Falling short of perfection is a process that just never stops. William Shawn process perfection fall We have a policy at The New Yorker, .. That is, if someone doesn't want to be profiled, we drop it. I would like you to show me the same courtesy. William Shawn courtesy like-you want The New Yorker has devoted itself for 59 years not only to facts and literal accuracy but to truth. And truth begins, journalistically, with the facts. William Shawn truth-is facts years There are other places, surely, for other people, but for me there is one place, Ann Arbor, for there it was I discovered what lifes bright possibilities were. William Shawn arbors possibility people We need to put in proper safeguards. How are we going to feel if somebody leases to the Taliban? William Shawn lease feels needs Similar Authors Bryan A. Garner editor Brian Williams editor Bonnie Fuller editor Atoosa Rubenstein editor Arch Ward editor Anthony Boucher editor All Authors
