Editing

From Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (dir. Lizzie Gottlieb, 2022). Robert Gottlieb speaking:

“Editing is intelligent and sympathetic reaction to the text and to what the author is trying to accomplish.”

And:

“Making things better, saving things, is the editorial impulse.”

And I like what Bryan Garner says:

“Editing is an act of friendship. A good editor is making you look smarter than you actually are — smarter and better.”

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