Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2004-07-03:

"The presence of a copy editor in an author's consciousness while working through a long manuscript is an unusual human relationship - the copy editor is, in a way, a combination of shaman (who possesses arcane secrets, like when to use an en dash), trusted friend (whose wise advice keeps you out of trouble), and dominatrix (whose demands are both painful and satisfying)." -- Stephen Pinker