Editors Quotes

471 Editors quotes by 384 unique authors

Never use the word, 'very.' It is the weakest word in the English language; doesn't mean anything. If you feel the urge of 'very' coming… — William Allen White
I was the first records editor at Rolling Stone, and there were no rules. There was nothing to fall back on as to how do… — Greil Marcus
Without the book business it would be difficult or impossible for true books to find their true readers and without that solitary (and potentially subversive)… — John McGahern
Embarrassed journalists ask me embarrassing questions, and they get embarrassing answers, and then hand out embarrassing stories to the embarrassing editors, who put them to… — Yao Ming
To entrust to an editor a story over which you have labored and to which your name and reputation are attached can be like sending… — Edna Buchanan
My only claim to fame, if I have one, is that I'm an editor. — Woody Herman
When I decided to launch my first knitwear line, it was because I saw a void in the basics category. The editors were always looking… — Alexander Wang
What editors are obliged to appear to say that men want from women is actually what their advertisers want from women. — Naomi Wolf
I was interested in creating things that I could be proud of and so, you know, I was interested in being an editor of a… — Richard Branson
To find something comparable, you have to go back 500 years to the printing press, the birth of mass media â€“ which, incidentally, is what… — Rupert Murdoch
I don't think fashion week will go back to what it used to be because people are realising that the industry is completely changing. It's… — Alexander Wang
When I went in, my editor said, â€˜I hope you donâ€™t think youâ€™re a writer.â€™ And I said, â€˜I hope you donâ€™t think Iâ€™m a… — Julia Cameron
When both my editors say 'This is really bad, you need to change this,' I ignore that at my peril. — Robin Hobb
Editors of open anthologies actively seek submissions from all comers, established and unknown. They are willing to read whatever the tide washes up at their… — Lynn Abbey
I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as a fantasy writer and neither… — Lynn Abbey
I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific set of skills, and I… — Lynn Abbey
Never buy an editor or publisher a lunch or a drink until he has bought an article, story or book from you. This rule is… — John Creasey
In a highly competitive newspaper market, every editor needs to appeal to female readers to boost their circulation. — Rebekah Brooks
I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter a cent a word for my work, and when I… — Ed McBain
I decided honestly that comic art is an art form in itself. It reflects the life and times more accurately and actually is more artistic… — Unknown Author

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