Copyedits Quotes & Sayings

We, Brandy and Alfa and me, we've been speaking English as a second language so long that we've forgotten it as our first.
I have no native tongue. — Chuck Palahniuk

Willful ignorance is something to be ashamed of, not proud. — Christina Engela

Writing is to copyediting what swimming is to pool maintenance. — Gary Corby

In Britain, doctors now use exercise as a first-line treatment for depression, but it's vastly underutilized in the United States, — John J. Ratey

I don't know for a fact, but I feel fairly certain that the first person who described a movie as 'character driven' had to have been a producer or studio executive. — Steve Erickson

Of all the excellent copyedits I've received over the years, Marie-Lynn Hammond's was by far the best. Her work on Half Blood Blues was incredibly sensitive and astute. — Esi Edugyan

You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A cowardly atheist. — Studs Terkel

The man who first gave history a recognized place in science was an ancient historian. — James Henry Breasted

Sure, I have a job now, but the acting business isn't always that solid, and so I wanted something to fall back upon. — Beverley Mitchell

I love drafting like I love eating ice cream or having sex; I love revising like I love doing logic puzzles; I love line-editing like I love perfectly organizing a bookshelf; I hate reviewing copyedits and the second round of proofreading because, by then, I'm getting pretty tired of my own words. They all have their own challenges, though. — Tim Pratt

Sometimes luck is with you, and sometimes not, but the important thing is to take the dare. Those who climb mountains or raft rivers understand this. — David R. Brower