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> [Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend it's no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often it's really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/even-the-people-who-have-had-success-and-made-money-writing-these/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

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## More by George Murray

> [I feel as though I've fooled the world into thinking I'm an adult and now they're letting me procreate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/i-feel-as-though-i-ve-fooled-the-world-into-thinking-i-m-an-adult-and/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it very demanding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/i-think-the-main-influence-has-been-living-in-new-york-city-aside/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [In my opinion, Al Moritz may be the best poet of his generation in Canada.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/in-my-opinion-al-moritz-may-be-the-best-poet-of-his-generation-in/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [The poetry community here has been extraordinarily welcoming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/the-poetry-community-here-has-been-extraordinarily-welcoming/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/i-think-for-me-humour-needs-to-be-used-like-a-strong-spice-sparingly/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least from my point of view,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/i-guess-there-is-also-an-element-of-deliberate-change-involved-each/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [My self-editing process is intense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/my-self-editing-process-is-intense/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend it's no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/even-the-people-who-have-had-success-and-made-money-writing-these/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/i-am-certainly-suffering-from-a-modicum-of-performance-anxiety/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [I do try to let what is obviously unintended yet naturally good stay in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/i-do-try-to-let-what-is-obviously-unintended-yet-naturally-good-stay/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [I've often entertained paranoid suspicions about my fridge and what it's been doing to my poetry when I'm not looking, but I never even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/i-ve-often-entertained-paranoid-suspicions-about-my-fridge-and-what/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [With 'Carousel' I had an idea and it all came out quickly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/with-carousel-i-had-an-idea-and-it-all-came-out-quickly/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [I no longer feel pressure to produce fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/i-no-longer-feel-pressure-to-produce-fiction/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [It's a bit of a crapshoot out there with young writers right now anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/it-s-a-bit-of-a-crapshoot-out-there-with-young-writers-right-now/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

> [A sequence works in a way a collection never can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/a-sequence-works-in-a-way-a-collection-never-can/)

[George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/)

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