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- Forcing modern speakers of English to not - whoops, not to split an infinitive because it isn't done in Latin makes about as much sense…
- Modern biblical scholars have established that the bible is a wiki. It was compiled over half a millennium from writers with different styles, dialects, character…
More Editing Quotes
- Part of what makes a language 'alive' is its constant evolution. I would hate to think Britain would ever emulate France, where… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
- Everyone needs an editor. — Timothy Foote
- Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space. — Orson Scott Card
- I don't do any research. It's all about gut. Editing - it's always about gut. — Graydon Carter
- The simpler you say it, the more eloquent it is. — August Wilson
- Many writers profess great exactness in punctuation who never yet made a point. — George D. Prentice
- What comes first? The melody, always. It's all about singing the melodies live in my head. They go in circles. I guess… — Bjork
- I'm not a person who believes in the great difference between women and men as editors. But I do think that quality… — Thelma Schoonmaker