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Editor Quotes by Mark Twain
- Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.
- That is an editor. He is trying to think of a word. He props his feet on a chair, which is the editor's way; then…
- Another editor. That thing behind his ear is his pencil. Whenever he finds a bright thing in your manuscript he strikes it out with that.…
- 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 to…
- That is a society editor, sitting there elegantly dressed, with his legs crossed in that indolent way, observing the clothes the ladies wear, so that…
- I am not the editor of a newspaper and shall always try to do right and be good so that God will not make me…
- In Austria an editor who can write well is valuable, but he is not likely to remain so unless he can handle a sabre with…
- The editor of a newspaper cannot be independent, but must work with one hand tied behind him by party and patrons, and be content to…
- How often we recall with regret that Napoleon once shot at a magazine editor and missed him and killed a publisher. But we remember with…
- I shall not often meddle with politics, because we have a political Editor who is already excellent and only needs to serve a term or…
More Editor 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
- Between you and me, I think that may be one of the things that will help with the collaboration, because there are… — Robert Asprin
- In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources… — Julian Assange
- I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper. — Halle Berry
- Everyone needs an editor. — Timothy Foote
- I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I… — Richard Branson
- I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year… — Candace Bushnell
- Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor. — Meg Cabot