A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
Irwin ShawIn the theater, characters have to cut the umbilical cord from the writer and talk in their own voices
Irwin ShawAn absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself.
Irwin Shaw