Absorb Quote by Daniel Okrent

I dare say you will try to make me believe that Editors are human. Now I deny that, for I myself have, in past…

— Fanny Fern

“A good editor is like a pair of Spanx: firming up the body, making the subject look good, and absolutely invisible.”

— Sandi Layne

Editors always amputate the brain first and preserve a good-looking corpse.

— Robert Anton Wilson

I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.

— Bill Joy

If it were not for the fact that editors have become so timorous in these politically correct times, I would probably have a greater…

— Pat Oliphant

One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception - at least some of the…

— John Gardner

Every writer needs an editor. I don't care how good you are or think you are.

— Nora Roberts

Editors are extremely fallible people, all of them. Don't put too much trust in them.

— Maxwell Perkins

There are two kinds of editors, those who correct your copy and those who say it's wonderful.

— Theodore White

You're at the mercy of the editors' hands.

— Kelly LeBrock

With an audience it's now, there are no editors around. It's just me and the audience and it's what I like best.

— Rik Mayall

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

— Sam Rockwell