Amount Quote by Shane McCrae

I usually have poor to absent relations with editors because they have a habit of desiring changes and I resist changes.

— William H. Gass

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

I have never had any problems with editors who wanted me to change my methods or point of view. I pay a lot of…

— Margaret Atwood

In my experience, with very few exceptions - I am, as it happens, one of the exceptions - the one thing that most editors…

— Michael Korda

The life of an editor is not a glamorous one. You're a fixer; you make things better.

— Courtney B. Vance

I'm a big fan of editing and keeping only the interesting bits in.

— Sarah Vowell

I believe every editor should stand to edit. That's just my particular soapbox. Some things are so delicate and depend on such fine, delicate…

— Walter Murch

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

Editing is a meditative process. I enjoy it the most. I am not dealing with 200 people.

— Rajkumar Hirani

Editing is a lot about patience and discipline and just banging away at something, turning off the machine and going home at night because…

— Thelma Schoonmaker

Being an editor it's a complicated job, but the last impression I'd want anybody to have is that it's onerous. It's a joy -…

— David Remnick