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> [“He made writing look easy and critics hate that. They like evidence of a struggle, of creative agony, wringing the masterpiece out of one’s guts. After all, most critics think of themselves as writers, or had attempted to become writers.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/he-made-writing-look-easy-and-critics-hate-that-they-like-evidence-of/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

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## More by Jessica Zafra

> [“We like to think that all people have hidden depths, but the fact is that a lot of people are shallow. The vast majority…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/we-like-to-think-that-all-people-have-hidden-depths-but-the-fact-is/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [What we call the wisdom that comes with age is usually simple caution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/what-we-call-the-wisdom-that-comes-with-age-is-usually-simple-caution/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [“The more "normal" the person seems, the sicker she probably is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/the-more-normal-the-person-seems-the-sicker-she-probably-is/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [That's the thing about a great book. Every time you read it, it's different, because you're different. You've changed since the last time you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/that-s-the-thing-about-a-great-book-every-time-you-read-it-it-s/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [I hear what many of you are saying: We don’t have the time, we are busy. Well Nobody Has Time, Everyone Is Busy. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/i-hear-what-many-of-you-are-saying-we-don-t-have-the-time-we-are-busy/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [“My Macbook is my new boyfriend, except that he's dependable and meets all my demands.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/my-macbook-is-my-new-boyfriend-except-that-he-s-dependable-and-meets/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [“Marriage is a contract. Love is non-negotiable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/marriage-is-a-contract-love-is-non-negotiable/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [You can not make someone love you. You can not be thin enough or white enough or famous enough. The choice is entirely the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/you-can-not-make-someone-love-you-you-can-not-be-thin-enough-or-white/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [Life is a series of random collisions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/life-is-a-series-of-random-collisions/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [“The truth is, the more one knows about Art, the more one values Entertainment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/the-truth-is-the-more-one-knows-about-art-the-more-one-values/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [One of the advantages of having an imaginary boyfriend is that he exists only for you, therefore he can not be stolen. The disadvantage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/one-of-the-advantages-of-having-an-imaginary-boyfriend-is-that-he/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [“A writer who makes serious money is never taken seriously. Writers and artists are expected to suffer poverty and privation for their art; it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/a-writer-who-makes-serious-money-is-never-taken-seriously-writers-and/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [While being madly in love is fun, perhaps one should aspire to be sanely in love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/while-being-madly-in-love-is-fun-perhaps-one-should-aspire-to-be/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [To live intensely is a basic human necessity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/to-live-intensely-is-a-basic-human-necessity/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

> [“My emotional range is limited. I can’t do grief, but rage is my friend. For instance, I hate death by sickness. It is nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/my-emotional-range-is-limited-i-can-t-do-grief-but-rage-is-my-friend/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

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