Random quote of the day

Philip Pullman: This is where editors come in. Their function is to snatch the book from you and run away quickly!
Tamora Pierce: Yes, and then to come back and say, "Okay, here's what you were doing." And you're sitting there: Wow. I'm smarter than I thought.
-Powells.com interview

Edit: Here's the link. http://www.powells.com/authors/paolini.html. It's from an interview called "Philip Pullman, Tamora Pierce, and Christopher Paolini Talk Fantasy Fiction."