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> [A book is never finished; it's abandoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/a-book-is-never-finished-it-s-abandoned/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

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## More by Gene Fowler

> [An editor should have a pimp for a brother so he'd have someone to look up to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/an-editor-should-have-a-pimp-for-a-brother-so-he-d-have-someone-to/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [Perhaps no mightier conflict of mind occurs ever again in a lifetime than that first decision to unseat one's own tooth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/perhaps-no-mightier-conflict-of-mind-occurs-ever-again-in-a-lifetime/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [Why may not the Bible and especially the New Testament be read and taught as a divine revelation in school? Where else can the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/why-may-not-the-bible-and-especially-the-new-testament-be-read-and/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [A book is never finished; it's abandoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/a-book-is-never-finished-it-s-abandoned/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [Sometimes I think my writing sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/sometimes-i-think-my-writing-sounds-like-i-walked-out-of-the-room-and/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [News is history shot on the wing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/news-is-history-shot-on-the-wing/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/everyone-needs-a-warm-personal-enemy-or-two-to-keep-him-free-from/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [Never thank anybody for anything, except a drink of water in the desert - and then make it brief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/never-thank-anybody-for-anything-except-a-drink-of-water-in-the/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [It is easier to believe than to doubt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/it-is-easier-to-believe-than-to-doubt/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [It is no disgrace to rest a bit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/it-is-no-disgrace-to-rest-a-bit/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [Every man should be allowed to love two cities, his own and San Francisco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/every-man-should-be-allowed-to-love-two-cities-his-own-and-san/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [Don't be dismayed by the opinions of editors, or critics. They are only the traffic cops of the arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/don-t-be-dismayed-by-the-opinions-of-editors-or-critics-they-are-only/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [A man who makes a one-dollar profit on his expense account is dishonest. A man who loses five cents on one is a damned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/a-man-who-makes-a-one-dollar-profit-on-his-expense-account-is/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [Love and memory last and will so endure till the game is called because of darkness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/love-and-memory-last-and-will-so-endure-till-the-game-is-called/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

> [“Writing is easy. You only need to stare at a blank piece of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-fowler/writing-is-easy-you-only-need-to-stare-at-a-blank-piece-of-paper/)

[Gene Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-fowler/)

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