Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. - Franz Kafka
Only the writers can change or fix the past by going back to edit old works - Munia Khan
You can't edit a blank page - Nora Roberts
Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It's your masterpiece after all. - Nathan W. Morris
Edit your manuscript until your fingers bleed and you have memorized every last word. Then, when you are certain you are on the verge of insanity...edit one more time! - C.K. Webb
I love Edit. He gives me tons of second chances to make things just right between us. - Buffy Andrews
The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until you get it all on paper. If you can put everything down, stream-of-consciousness, you'll do yourself a service. - Stephen Sondheim
I edit my own stories to death. They eventually run and hide from me. - Jeanne Voelker
If I can only write my memoir once, how do I edit it? - S. Kelley Harrell
if you may edit, edit yourself - George Spirakis
But above all, an author must write passionately and edit passionately. - Paul Collins