Danger Quote by Errol Morris

“The process of editing a piece of writing seems sometimes a lot like natural selection. Your efforts never really eliminate the mistakes. You just…

— John A. Ashley

To think in terms of what the effect of a story is going to be, as opposed to trying to discover its inner logic,…

— David Milch

I guess if editing doesn't hurt, you're probably not doing it properly. I find it quite difficult. The hardest part is believing that it's…

— Markus Zusak

The writing itself is no big deal. The editing, and even more than that, the self-doubt, is excruciatingly impossible.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

Every story is flawed, every story is subject to change. Even after it is set down to print, between covers of a book, a…

— Michelle Richmond

Editing is a very tough period. You're confronted with yourself. It's a deep, dark, truthful mirror.

— Thomas Bidegain

We think that we've gotten better over time editing ourselves, and when something doesn't feel right you kind of go, 'Let's put it to…

— Russell Mael

Editing requires you to be always open, always responding. It is very important, for example, not to allow yourself to want the writer to…

— Robert Gottlieb

Being edited is like falling face down into a threshing machine.

— Margaret Atwood

The one thing I have learned about editing over the years is that you have to edit and publish out of your own tastes,…

— Norman Cousins

I think too many people edit themselves way too soon. There's plenty of time to edit, and it is a crucial part of it…

— Jill McCorkle

When you're writing is when the "god should I just drop this" feeling can hit. When you're editing is when the "god this is…

— Rian Johnson