Editing Quote by Larry Enright

“Editing is like walking across a room strewn with rose petals and thorns. When you can walk across mostly unbloodied, you're finished.”

— Richard Due

“You're like a rose blooming in an untended garden.”

— Charlaine Harris

“A good editor is like tinsel to a Christmas Tree...they add the perfect amount of sparkle without being gaudy.”

— Bobbi Romans

“Editing is the very edge of your knowledge forced to grow--a test you can't cheat on.”

— S. Kelley Harrell

“The editing of a good piece of writing is like the editing of one's life: never quite complete; rendering all, ultimately, unfinished works when…

— KC Woodworth

“The real strength of the rose bush is not in the flowers but in the roots and the branches.”

— Dorcas Kareithi

“Writing a novel is like pottery. Your initial draft of your story is like a lump of clay. Editing is like shaping that piece…

— Monika Pardon

“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

“Editing fiction is like using your fingers to untangle the hair of someone you love.”

— Stephanie Roberts

“From an ugly bush grow a beautiful rose.”

— Zybejta Beta Metani'Marashi

“Writing is like making love, editing is like giving your great grandfather a sponge bath.”

— Midnight Taylor

“No matter how beautiful a rose is it must still grow in dirt.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo