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title: "4 Bored Writing Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Writing is such a good thing to do because you can't really get bored with it. If you're bored with writing, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irvine-welsh/writing-is-such-a-good-thing-to-do-because-you-can-t-really-get-bored/)

[Irvine Welsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irvine-welsh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/irvine-welsh-843_bored_writing-is-such-a-good-thing-to-do-becau_717851.png)

> [I don't write non-fiction because I get bored. Some of my writing is autobiographical, but not the way readers imagine. I use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sefi-atta/i-don-t-write-non-fiction-because-i-get-bored-some-of-my-writing-is/)

[Sefi Atta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sefi-atta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/sefi-atta-22130_books_i-don-t-write-non-fiction-because-i-get_1092154.jpg)

> [Occasionally people ask me how it is I write different types of things, and my answer to that is it's very natural.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-tobin-anderson/occasionally-people-ask-me-how-it-is-i-write-different-types-of/)

[Matthew Tobin Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-tobin-anderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/matthew-tobin-anderson-22550_answers_occasionally-people-ask-me-how-it-is-i-w_1616115.png)

> [As a reader, I have a very short attention span and a low tolerance for boredom, and I find that comes in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scalzi/as-a-reader-i-have-a-very-short-attention-span-and-a-low-tolerance/)

[John Scalzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scalzi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/850/john-scalzi-2071_attention_as-a-reader-i-have-a-very-short-attentio_1653372.jpg)

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