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It was not until I began to write a book called 'Light Years' that an editor really stepped in. The editor was Joe Fox…

— James Salter

I didn't want to write a 'black' book because black characters are a tough sell.

— Christopher Priest

The secret to editing your work is simple: you need to become its reader instead of its writer.

— Zadie Smith

Most people don't realize that when we were producing 'Black Panther,' 'Quantum & Woody,' and 'Steel,' fairly few people were reading those titles. We…

— Christopher Priest

My first book, 'Running Loose', was censored back in 1983 or '84. Every book I've written since has been censored somewhere.

— Chris Crutcher

The one thing I have learned about editing over the years is that you have to edit and publish out of your own tastes,…

— Norman Cousins

I was an omnivore at reading, so that everything I ever read contributed.

— Jack Vance

Although being economics editor sounds impressive, it does not mean I actually edit anything. It mainly reflects two decades of title-inflation at the BBC,…

— Evan Davis

And out of the blue, I got a call from an editor friend at Knopf and she said that they were interested in putting…

— Bob Colacello

I have really been fortunate, incredibly privileged, to have done so much editorial work, and I would love to do more. But just as…

— Oliver Harris

Every single one of my books had its title changed almost as we were going to press, for all sorts of different reasons.

— Susan Orlean

I first had the idea of writing a popular book about the universe in 1982. My intention was partly to earn money to pay…

— Stephen Hawking