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> [A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/a-novel-is-a-conversation-starter-and-if-the-author-isn-t-there-for/)

[Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/maggie-stiefvater-76_after-party_a-novel-is-a-conversation-starter-and-if_184879.png)

> [Writing is transmogrifying, not just for the reader but also for the author; an author becomes someone he or she isn't by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-j-sawyer/writing-is-transmogrifying-not-just-for-the-reader-but-also-for-the/)

[Robert J. Sawyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-j-sawyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/robert-j-sawyer-3858_becomes_writing-is-transmogrifying-not-just-for_1323465.jpg)

> [If you're too scared to put your dreams, thoughts, desires, fantasies on paper and share them with the world, then being an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-c-cast-2/if-you-re-too-scared-to-put-your-dreams-thoughts-desires-fantasies-on/)

[P. C. Cast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-c-cast-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/p-c-cast-2-25939_books_if-you-re-too-scared-to-put-your-dreams_2015107.jpg)

> [“Being an author isn't just about making money or hitting the Amazon Bestsellers list, it's about the positive impact you and your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-eckrich/being-an-author-isn-t-just-about-making-money-or-hitting-the-amazon/)

[Shannon Eckrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-eckrich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/shannon-eckrich-82747_books_being-an-author-isn-t-just-about-making_2236671.jpg)

> [The author isn't altogether certain that there is any such thing as exaggeration. Our brains permit us to use such a wee…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-robbins/the-author-isn-t-altogether-certain-that-there-is-any-such-thing-as/)

[Tom Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-robbins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/tom-robbins-169_books_the-author-isn-t-altogether-certain-that_2262049.jpg)

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