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“The evidence for editing and compiling is most obvious in Proverbs and Jeremiah, thus establishing the principle that the words of inspired messengers may…

— Alden Thompson

With the possible exception of God during the writing of the Bible, every writer in history has needed an editor. So do you.

— Donald Davis

“The human authors and editors of the Old Testament brought their own experiences and presuppositions to the task of writing. We don’t often think…

— Adam Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson went through the New Testament and removed all the miracles, leaving only the teachings. Take a source, extract what appeals to you,…

— David Shields

I believe an editor's job is to help a writer sound like himself or herself.

— Robert Christgau

The real literary editors have mostly been fired. Those that remain are all ottom line editors; everything depends on the money.

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

“I have never met a writer who didn't need an editor, and an editor without a writer is a person without a job. It…

— Alex Beam

An editor's job is to take something great and make it good.

— Kinky Friedman

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

— Sam Rockwell

“First, it is largely unknown just how the Holy Spirit interacted with the author of an original Biblical manuscript- 'passive' vs. 'active' (I contend…

— R. Alan Woods

The real literary editors have mostly been fired. Those that remain are all 'bottom line' editors; everything depends on the money.

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Writers have a job to do. Editors do, too. You have to stand ground and cede ground on a case by case basis. When…

— Jami Attenberg