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> [I want to write without shame or pride or over-compensation in one direction or another. To write freely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zadie-smith/i-want-to-write-without-shame-or-pride-or-over-compensation-in-one/)

[Zadie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zadie-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19c/zadie-smith-584_another_i-want-to-write-without-shame-or-pride-o_1089949.png)

> [I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By following time's arrow, I keep myself sane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lethem/i-keep-one-simple-rule-that-i-only-move-in-one-direction-i-write-the/)

[Jonathan Lethem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lethem/)

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