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I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.

— Bill Joy

I was spoiled by theater, where there is no editor.

— Anthony Edwards

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

— Stephen Ambrose

I have great editors, and I always have. Somehow, great editors ask the right questions or pose things to you that get you to…

— Patricia MacLachlan

Audiences are just like us as writers - we grow attached to characters. In certain ways you don't want them to change.

— Lisa Joy

I think the audience keeps it fresh for me. You just never know - every audience has its own personality.

— Vicki Lawrence

But editors are still the world's readers. And thus the eyes of the world.

— Betsy Lerner

Part of the discipline of being an editor is that you have to be a good audience member; your work is to be a…

— Jay Cassidy

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

One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception - at least some of the…

— John Gardner

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