Book Quote by Terri Windling

There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a book.

— Terri Windling

A good novel editor is invisible.

— Terri Windling

Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author's intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is lost with…

— Anonymous

Contrary to popular belief, editors and agents are gagging for good books.

— Meg Rosoff

Reviewers do not read books with much care . . . their profession is more given to stupidity and malice and literary ignorance even…

— Anthony Burgess

I feel sorry for people who have to edit me. Which is why book writing is by far the most enjoyable. Really the only…

— Chuck Klosterman

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

— Betsy Lerner

I'm thoroughly convinced that editors don't help authors.

— H. L. Mencken

America is full of readers of all different sorts who love books in many different ways, and I keep meeting them. And I think…

— A. S. Byatt

“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

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

— Stephen Ambrose

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