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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/truth-is-every-writer-has-to-be-a-good-editor-and-you-have-to-edit/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe8/lisa-scottoline-7100_acquire_truth-is-every-writer-has-to-be-a-good-e_677120.jpg)

> [It was trying to make my tennis game look mildly respectable, which I found you don't even really need to practice if you have a really good editor. They can edit it and you're like, "Hey, it looks like I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reiser/it-was-trying-to-make-my-tennis-game-look-mildly-respectable-which-i/)

[Paul Reiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reiser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/paul-reiser-7549_camps_it-was-trying-to-make-my-tennis-game-loo_762086.jpg)

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