Editor Quote by Joel Spolsky

Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!

— Jack Germond

The editor needs to put his own life on hold for the better of the magazine, the crew, and the readers. And to have…

— Toni Jerrman

A good novel editor is invisible.

— Terri Windling

I have been blessed to have the same editor and work for a great publishing house.

— Vince Flynn

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

— Robert Gottlieb

An editor should tell the author his writing is better than it is. Not a lot better, a little better.

— Anonymous

The successful editor is one who is constantly finding newwriters, nurturing their talents, and publishing them with critical and financial success.

— A. Scott Berg

I think part of my success as an editor came from never worrying about a fact, a cause, an atmosphere. It was me—projecting to…

— Diana Vreeland

I've been a teacher at the college level, in composition mostly, and I've been an editor on magazines.

— Jane Haddam

The relationship with the words someone uses is more intimate and integrated than just a quick read and a blurb can ever be. This…

— Alice Sebold

The main thing is that you have a good editor - one that believes in you and who will give you the feedback that…

— Christopher Darden

An editor is like a professional reader, and as I became a better reader, I also became a better writer.

— Karen Thompson Walker