Editing is simply the application of the common sense of any good reader. That's why, to be an editor, you have to be a reader. It's the number one qualification. Because you could have all the editorial tools, but if you're not a responsive reader you won't sense where the problems lie.


Paris Review (No. 132, Fall 1994)

Robert Gottlieb Quotes

Editing is simply the application of the common sense of any good reader. That's why, to be an editor, you have to be a reader. It's the number one...

Editing is simply the application of the common sense of any good reader. That's why, to be an editor, you have to be a reader. It's the number one...

Editing is simply the application of the common sense of any good reader. That's why, to be an editor, you have to be a reader. It's the number one...

Editing is simply the application of the common sense of any good reader. That's why, to be an editor, you have to be a reader. It's the number one...