Children Quote by JoAnn Ross

I wonder if these editors, why they're not writers sometimes, because they know so much about writing.

— Hampton Fancher

I first told the idea to an editor I had met who, after reading one of my novels for adults that was set in…

— Daniel Handler

There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors.

— Stephen Ambrose

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

— Robert Christgau

An Editor becomes kind of your mother. You expect love and encouragement from an Editor.

— Jackie Kennedy

Most writers adore their editors, and I'm no exception.

— Linda Sue Park

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

— Nora Roberts

Most of the good people of my generation... had offers to become editors, but the thought of going inside was just absolutely horrifying.

— Jack Germond

An editor has to be selfless, and yet has also to be strong-minded.

— Robert Gottlieb

An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write.

— Anonymous

“A real editor isn't just someone you work with; he's your guide.”

— Ariel Levy

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

— Sam Rockwell