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title: "3 Copy Editor Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [There is a phase in the life of every copy editor when she is obsessed with hyphens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-norris/there-is-a-phase-in-the-life-of-every-copy-editor-when-she-is/)

[Mary Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-norris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01b/mary-norris-31685_copies_there-is-a-phase-in-the-life-of-every-co_330237.jpg)

> [“I always forget that, in the popular imagination, the copy editor is a bit of a witch, and it surprises me when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-norris/i-always-forget-that-in-the-popular-imagination-the-copy-editor-is-a/)

[Mary Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-norris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/mary-norris-31685_copy-editors_i-always-forget-that-in-the-popular-imag_1634808.jpg)

> [“For the writer who truly loves language, a trip to the copy editor is like a week at a spa. You come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betsy-lerner/for-the-writer-who-truly-loves-language-a-trip-to-the-copy-editor-is/)

[Betsy Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betsy-lerner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/betsy-lerner-21752_truly-love_for-the-writer-who-truly-loves-language_1745276.jpg)

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