Arthur Quote by Arthur Koestler

My father was a screenwriter, but he was also a novelist.

— Sadie Jones

Dad was an amazing storyteller and illustrator, which he did in his spare time - very inspiring and dramatic.

— Bat for Lashes

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

— Sam Rockwell

This editor is a critic. He has pulled out his carving-knife and his tomahawk and is starting after a book which he is going…

— Mark Twain

An editor is someone dedicated to destroying the work of a creator.

— Wally Wood

“Editors are the literary surgeons of the world.”

— Suzanne Steele

“Literature's father figures can only loom, intimidate, and inspire for so long before they must be slain by their offspring.”

— Larry McCaffery

An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the chaff.

— Anonymous

An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write.

— Anonymous

I believe an editor's job is to help a writer sound like himself or herself.

— Robert Christgau

“You know what a publisher is? He’s a failed writer whose father was rich enough that he’s able to appropriate other people’s talents.”

— Joël Dicker

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

— Justin Alcala