“Clear synapses are like driving in Ireland. You hit a straight-awayand you gun it, cos you know it's not going to last long.”

“A good editor doesn't rewrite words, she rewires synapses.”

“The rhythm of researching and querying holds all the fascination, endorphins, and residual scarring of picking a scab. It's a habit I easily fall into but without more than surface level ambition driving it can turn into a haphazard, oozing mess.”

“You don't find light by avoiding the darkness.”

“You can discard no one feeling and the full truth of an experience be revealed.”

“Editing is the very edge of your knowledge forced to grow--a test you can't cheat on.”

“Should be" will always be a long road.”