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title: "7 Art Write Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Art Write quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Art Write sayings and thoughts."
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> [Art goes on in your head. If you said something interesting, that might be a title for a work of art and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damien-hirst/art-goes-on-in-your-head-if-you-said-something-interesting-that-might/)

[Damien Hirst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damien-hirst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/damien-hirst-3219_art_art-goes-on-in-your-head-if-you-said-som_71886.jpg)

> [I think it's very, very, very hard to get a book published. I never want to be one of those teachers that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alyson-richman/i-think-it-s-very-very-very-hard-to-get-a-book-published-i-never-want/)

[Alyson Richman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alyson-richman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/alyson-richman-22905_art_i-think-it-s-very-very-very-hard-to-get_1179300.jpg)

> [“I’m only going to say this once: there’s a difference between writing and creating art. Anyone can write, but only a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saffron-a-kent/i-m-only-going-to-say-this-once-there-s-a-difference-between-writing/)

[Saffron A. Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saffron-a-kent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/273/saffron-a-kent-14162_art_i-m-only-going-to-say-this-once-there-s_1832446.jpg)

> [“The art is never about what you write about. The art is about how you write about what you write about.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-abani/the-art-is-never-about-what-you-write-about-the-art-is-about-how-you/)

[Chris Abani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-abani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/chris-abani-7393_art_the-art-is-never-about-what-you-write-ab_1869190.png)

> [Writing is a divine art, and the more I write and read the more I love it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/writing-is-a-divine-art-and-the-more-i-write-and-read-the-more-i-love/)

[Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/virginia-woolf-49_art_writing-is-a-divine-art-and-the-more-i-w_1934456.jpg)

> [My idea of art is, you write something that makes people feel so strongly that they get some conviction about who they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-karr/my-idea-of-art-is-you-write-something-that-makes-people-feel-so/)

[Mary Karr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-karr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/mary-karr-3335_about_my-idea-of-art-is-you-write-something-th_2685771.jpg)

> [Making your bed could be a piece of art, and writing a book could be a piece of art. You could also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-brannon/making-your-bed-could-be-a-piece-of-art-and-writing-a-book-could-be-a/)

[Matthew Brannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-brannon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/matthew-brannon-73302_art_making-your-bed-could-be-a-piece-of-art_3207118.jpg)

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