A good editor is like a pair of Spanx: firming up the…

“A good editor is like tinsel to a Christmas Tree...they add the perfect amount of sparkle without being gaudy.”

— Bobbi Romans

An editor is like a professional reader, and as I became a better reader, I also became a better writer.

— Karen Thompson Walker

Working as an editor was like being a professional reader, and the better I became at reading the better I became at writing.

— Karen Thompson Walker

Calling EMACS an editor is like calling the Earth a hunk of dirt.

— Chris DiBona

An editor is like a painter. There is a magic in that.

— Sam Rockwell

“An editor is like a priest or a psychiatrist; if you get the wrong one then you are better off alone.”

— Toni Morrison

The main thing is that you have a good editor - one that believes in you and who will give you the feedback that…

— Christopher Darden

“It's very difficult to train a good editor," the author said.”

— Val Edward Simone

“All of us who write need a good editor. - Sharon Langevin Crawford”

— Sharon Langevin Crawford

I tend to overwrite; I need a good editor.

— Wolf Blitzer

A good editor is one of the sharpest tools a writer can have in her toolbox.

— Karin Slaughter

“A good editor can make a respectable writer remarkable, just like a good parent helps a child become amazing.”

— Justin Alcala

The smartest thing a filmmaker can do is to become a good editor.

— Jay Chandrasekhar

Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.

— Lisa Scottoline

A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.

— Irwin Shaw