Art Quote by Michael Korda

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

— S. Kelley Harrell

“Editing is a kind of creative activity where, in a perfect world, an author and an editor find that elusive oneness to understand each…

— Sahara Sanders

“Editors are the literary surgeons of the world.”

— Suzanne Steele

Editing is a natural extension of collage making. It's actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the…

— Rachel True

“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

Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.

— Lisa Scottoline

“It's very difficult to train a good editor," the author said.”

— Val Edward Simone

“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

“Almost the first thing I learned about being an editor was that it was hard work. To be sure, ditchdiggers and miners have it…

— Michael Korda

“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’ll learn that the key to a great book is editing — grinding, buffing, and polishing — not writing.”

— Guy Kawasaki

“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