Flipping the bird at answers

I haven taken to writing aphorisms lately, in lieu of having the time to sit down and complete longer thoughts. The first one is about non-fiction editing:

A good non-fiction editor is a non-specialist – one who has no previous knowledge of the subject, and therefore no preconceptions or predilections for facilitating the expression of a particular view of the truth. At least, that’s how I console myself. The same applies to non-fiction critics.