The Accidental Life Quotes

“Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work, and then they get elected and prove it.”
― Terry McDonell, The Accidental Life: An Editor's Notes on Writing and Writers

“This sound self-serving, but being interested in everything makes you a more effective opportunist—and that's what an editor has to be, a student of unintended consequences.”
― Terry McDonell, The Accidental Life: An Editor's Notes on Writing and Writers

“Every writer, of course, has very specific ideas about editors. But writers seldom get the last word on anything.”
― Terry McDonell, The Accidental Life: An Editor's Notes on Writing and Writers