“It is perfectly okay to write garbage--as long as you edit brilliantly.”
“Some people claim that it is okay to read trashy novels because sometimes you can find something valuable in them. You can also find a crust of bread in a garbage can, if you search long enough, but there is a better way.”
“To write is human, to edit is divine.”
“Write from the heart, edit from the head,”
“Editing is like pruning the rose bush you thought was so perfect and beautiful until it overgrew the garden.”
“A Third's okay for a fuck, but not for a family. This isn't goddamned Big Love, Florida Fag Edition.”