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title: "35 Actually Write Quotes by 33 authors"
description: "Browse 35 Actually Write quotes by 33 authors. Discover the best Actually Write sayings and thoughts."
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> [It takes a lot of adrenaline and fear to make me actually write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-dowd/it-takes-a-lot-of-adrenaline-and-fear-to-make-me-actually-write/)

[Maureen Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-dowd/)

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> [I actually often write about writing music and being in that zone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vile/i-actually-often-write-about-writing-music-and-being-in-that-zone/)

[Kurt Vile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vile/)

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> [Actually, I can write anywhere - airport lounges, in bed, on a rattling train going north.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-mosse/actually-i-can-write-anywhere-airport-lounges-in-bed-on-a-rattling/)

[Kate Mosse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-mosse/)

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> [I actually write as a passion, as something I actually am more passionate about than acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/i-actually-write-as-a-passion-as-something-i-actually-am-more/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

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> [I actually write more on guitar than I do on piano,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-actually-write-more-on-guitar-than-i-do-on-piano/)

[Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/)

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> [I actually write some pretty tough jokes. I don't want to push the "soft" angle too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allison-silverman/i-actually-write-some-pretty-tough-jokes-i-don-t-want-to-push-the/)

[Allison Silverman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allison-silverman/)

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> [I never thought I was good enough actually to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-schroder/i-never-thought-i-was-good-enough-actually-to-write/)

[Ricky Schroder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-schroder/)

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> [I write slowly. I actually write quickly, but I throw out so much material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-brown/i-write-slowly-i-actually-write-quickly-but-i-throw-out-so-much/)

[Dan Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-brown/)

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> [The chances of a person breaking through their own habits and sloth and limited mind to actually write something that gets out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/the-chances-of-a-person-breaking-through-their-own-habits-and-sloth/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [The way to write a book is to actually write a book. A pen is useful, typing is also good. Keep putting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-enright/the-way-to-write-a-book-is-to-actually-write-a-book-a-pen-is-useful/)

[Anne Enright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-enright/)

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> [Stand-up is the only thing in which you actually write it, act it and direct it simultaneously, so it's actually a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-black/stand-up-is-the-only-thing-in-which-you-actually-write-it-act-it-and/)

[Lewis Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-black/)

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> [I used to say when I was younger, 'I'm exhausted; writers can only write for four hours a day and that's done.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-carey/i-used-to-say-when-i-was-younger-i-m-exhausted-writers-can-only-write/)

[Peter Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-carey/)

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> [Anytime you can muster the fury to actually write in the face of the impossibility of writing, that's an achievement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/anytime-you-can-muster-the-fury-to-actually-write-in-the-face-of-the/)

[John Maus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maus/)

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> [All the time I'm not writing I feel like a criminal. It's horrible to feel felonious every second of the day. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fran-lebowitz/all-the-time-i-m-not-writing-i-feel-like-a-criminal-it-s-horrible-to/)

[Fran Lebowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fran-lebowitz/)

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> [Actually, when I write, there is a feeling of necessity, of something that is stronger than myself that demands that I must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacques-derrida/actually-when-i-write-there-is-a-feeling-of-necessity-of-something/)

[Jacques Derrida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacques-derrida/)

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> [You have to give people something to actually write music so that you're not just running your mouth all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/you-have-to-give-people-something-to-actually-write-music-so-that-you/)

[Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/)

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> [My forte is playing along and singing along to music I love. I mean, who knows, maybe I could develop that knack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/my-forte-is-playing-along-and-singing-along-to-music-i-love-i-mean/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

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> [I like the fact that by mimicking the way memory works, a writer can actually write in a fluid way - one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuo-ishiguro/i-like-the-fact-that-by-mimicking-the-way-memory-works-a-writer-can/)

[Kazuo Ishiguro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuo-ishiguro/)

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> [As a youngster when I started writing and stuff, I did actually write more from other people's perspectives. When I hit 18…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-smith/as-a-youngster-when-i-started-writing-and-stuff-i-did-actually-write/)

[Sam Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-smith/)

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> [As a youngster, when I started writing and stuff, I did actually write more from other people's perspectives. When I hit 18…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-smith/as-a-youngster-when-i-started-writing-and-stuff-i-did-actually-write-2/)

[Sam Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-smith/)

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> [I remember selling my first short story and thinking, Oh my god, I sold something for fifty dollars! That gives me the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/i-remember-selling-my-first-short-story-and-thinking-oh-my-god-i-sold/)

[Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/)

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> [I've lost track of the number of people who want to be writers but never actually write anything. Talking about writing, dreaming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-ve-lost-track-of-the-number-of-people-who-want-to-be-writers-but/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [What it takes is to actually write: not to think about it, not to imagine it, not to talk about it, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luanne-rice/what-it-takes-is-to-actually-write-not-to-think-about-it-not-to/)

[Luanne Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luanne-rice/)

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> [The easiest way to separate yourself from the unformed blobby mass of "aspiring" writers is to a) actually write and b) actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-wendig/the-easiest-way-to-separate-yourself-from-the-unformed-blobby-mass-of/)

[Chuck Wendig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-wendig/)

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> [I did always want to write. And then, when I left New York, where I was working very steadily in the theater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-piddock/i-did-always-want-to-write-and-then-when-i-left-new-york-where-i-was/)

[Jim Piddock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-piddock/)

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> [Doubtful, but it did work... "Annabeth?" Percy said again. "You're planning something. You've got that I'm-planning-something look." "I don't have an I'm-planning-something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/doubtful-but-it-did-work-annabeth-percy-said-again-you-re-planning/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

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> [A story in your head isn't a story. It's just a daydream until you actually write it down. So write it down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/a-story-in-your-head-isn-t-a-story-it-s-just-a-daydream-until-you/)

[Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/)

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> [If you truly are going to be a writer, there must be somewhere within you the drive, the desire, to put pen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaye-dacus/if-you-truly-are-going-to-be-a-writer-there-must-be-somewhere-within/)

[Kaye Dacus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaye-dacus/)

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> [I never get sick of writing my own stories because there's a certain comfort in knowing you will never run out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/i-never-get-sick-of-writing-my-own-stories-because-there-s-a-certain/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [The only way to write a book, I’m fond of telling people, is to actually write a book. That’s how you write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-enright/the-only-way-to-write-a-book-i-m-fond-of-telling-people-is-to/)

[Anne Enright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-enright/)

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> [I actually write a lot, but mostly just daily gibberish. I am a documentation addict: "I just peed. I walked down the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-chippendale/i-actually-write-a-lot-but-mostly-just-daily-gibberish-i-am-a/)

[Brian Chippendale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-chippendale/)

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> [I'm not really an autobiographical writer, though I use lots of stuff from my life to make my stories seem real. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-eugenides/i-m-not-really-an-autobiographical-writer-though-i-use-lots-of-stuff/)

[Jeffrey Eugenides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-eugenides/)

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> [I have met so many people who say they've got a book in them, but they've never written a word. To be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khaled-hosseini/i-have-met-so-many-people-who-say-they-ve-got-a-book-in-them-but-they/)

[Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khaled-hosseini/)

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> [I can't write a scene unless I've visualized it. Unless I can actually see it, and that's why a lot of reviewers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-van-lustbader/i-can-t-write-a-scene-unless-i-ve-visualized-it-unless-i-can-actually/)

[Eric Van Lustbader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-van-lustbader/)

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> [For me, it's actually really hard to write about my real experience. Like to do a Taylor Swift. You know what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-larsson/for-me-it-s-actually-really-hard-to-write-about-my-real-experience/)

[Zara Larsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-larsson/)

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