Books Quote by John Farrar

I'm thoroughly convinced that editors don't help authors.

— H. L. Mencken

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

— T. S. Eliot

There is probably no hell for authors in the next world - they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.

— Anonymous

There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a book. (…) A good novel editor is invisible.

— Terri Windling

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

— Stephen Ambrose

It is said that an Author won't become a great writer until they've suffered. I guess I'm in the throws of a Best Seller…

— Christel Tait

The children of great authors do not, as a rule, become writers.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

“It's a terrible mistake to let the perfect get in the way of the good. If you wait to publish until you have written…

— Anonymous

Most of my success, I feel, comes from being a good editor as opposed to a great writer.

— Tucker Max

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

— Nora Roberts

Critics are not creators. They rarely write great novels, invent new technologies, or come up with a great business idea.

— Jacqueline Leo

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

— A. Scott Berg