Quotes with editors

  • A whole bunch of agents and editors looked at my stories, and they all said, in effect, 'You're a pretty good writer and you should probably get these published; when you grow up and write a novel, get in touch.'
  • There are so many magazines and so many editors out there that you have to be different.

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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.
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    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Bob Shacochis A whole bunch of agents and editors looked at my stories, and they all said, in effect, 'You're a pretty good writer and you should probably get these published; when you grow up and write a novel, get in touch.'
    Bob Shacochis
    American writer (1951 - )
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  • Lord Chesterfield Buy good books, and read them; the best books are the commonest, and the last editions are always the best, if the editors are not blockheads.
    Lord Chesterfield
    English statesman, diplomat and writer (Philip Dormer Stanhope) (1694 - 1773)
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  • T. S. Eliot I suppose some editors are failed writers; but so are most writers.
    T. S. Eliot
    British essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic (1888 - 1965)
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  • Carolyn Chute It doesn't matter that millions read as long as you share it with somebody. So I don't really think about readers or editors. You especially should never think of editors - especially never think about reviewers.
    Carolyn Chute
    American writer and populist
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  • Bill Walsh Machines aren't replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper.
    Bill Walsh
    American football coach (1931 - 2007)
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  • Adlai Stevenson II Newspaper editors are men who separate the wheat from the chaff, and then print the chaff.
    Adlai Stevenson II
    American politician and governor (1900 - 1965)
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  • Mark Twain Only presidents, editors and people with tapeworm have the right to use the editorial 'we'.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Bill Keller Since September 11 2001, editors in America have faced some excruciating choices, as the attempt to wage a war against a new kind of enemy sometimes strained the boundaries of our laws and values.
    Bill Keller
    American journalist (1949 - )
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  • T. S. Eliot Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
    T. S. Eliot
    British essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic (1888 - 1965)
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  • Ben Bradlee Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they're lazy and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous.
    Ben Bradlee
    American journalist (1921 - 2014)
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  • George Bernard Shaw The road to ignorance is paved with good editors.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Carine Roitfeld There are so many magazines and so many editors out there that you have to be different.
    Carine Roitfeld
    French fashion editor (1954 - )
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  • Bill Keller There's a lot of stuff they don't teach you in the mythical editors' school. They don't teach you that you're going to have to spend a lot of your life in crisis management.
    Bill Keller
    American journalist (1949 - )
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