Quotes about Editing

So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.

Bad grammar makes me [sic].

Most of my success, I feel, comes from being a good editor as opposed to a great writer.

I write a chapter, then edit it and edit it and edit it and edit it. I don't think we mine creativity from within. It's bestowed from on high, from God.