--- title: "21 Finish Writing Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 21 Finish Writing quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Finish Writing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c2/neil-gaiman-29_finish_finish-what-you-re-writing-whatever-you_15978.jpg" --- > [Finish what you're writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/finish-what-you-re-writing-whatever-you-have-to-do-to-finish-it/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c2/neil-gaiman-29_finish_finish-what-you-re-writing-whatever-you_15978.jpg) > [The book doesn't end when you finish writing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-tomalin/the-book-doesn-t-end-when-you-finish-writing-it/) [Claire Tomalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-tomalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f1/claire-tomalin-8837_book_the-book-doesn-t-end-when-you-finish-wri_2479239.jpg) > [“You never finish writing a novel, you eventually abandon it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-winton/you-never-finish-writing-a-novel-you-eventually-abandon-it/) [Tom Winton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-winton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/tom-winton-66895_abandon_you-never-finish-writing-a-novel-you-eve_824433.jpg) > [I forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always a good thing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-tyler/i-forget-a-book-as-soon-as-i-finish-writing-it-which-is-not-always-a/) [Anne Tyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-tyler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/anne-tyler-1837_book_i-forget-a-book-as-soon-as-i-finish-writ_3176386.png) > [“I recommend writing standing up from time to time. It's easier to dance when you finish writing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-ramos/i-recommend-writing-standing-up-from-time-to-time-it-s-easier-to/) [Diego Ramos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-ramos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b6/diego-ramos-104422_time_i-recommend-writing-standing-up-from-tim_2579212.jpg) > [I have been both overpraised and underpraised. I assume by the time I finish writing -- and I plan to go on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-albee/i-have-been-both-overpraised-and-underpraised-i-assume-by-the-time-i/) [Edward Albee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-albee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a11/edward-albee-1684_assuming_i-have-been-both-overpraised-and-underpr_458020.png) > [Songs are kind of alive, I think; once you finish writing them, that doesn't mean that that's it for the song. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/songs-are-kind-of-alive-i-think-once-you-finish-writing-them-that/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68b/norah-jones-2918_alive_songs-are-kind-of-alive-i-think-once-you_930226.jpg) > [I don't keep my books around... they would embarrass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the belly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-bemelmans/i-don-t-keep-my-books-around-they-would-embarrass-me-when-i-finish/) [Ludwig Bemelmans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-bemelmans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/ludwig-bemelmans-35086_belly_i-don-t-keep-my-books-around-they-would_2932186.jpg) > [I've found it really hard to finish writing songs when you're writing on not just your schedule but somebody else's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-carmack/i-ve-found-it-really-hard-to-finish-writing-songs-when-you-re-writing/) [Chris Carmack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-carmack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/chris-carmack-14481_finish_i-ve-found-it-really-hard-to-finish-writ_53287.jpg) > [“come. when i finish writing, let's take a drive up the PCH with a bottle of cheap wine and talk about these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darnell-lamont-walker/come-when-i-finish-writing-let-s-take-a-drive-up-the-pch-with-a/) [Darnell Lamont Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darnell-lamont-walker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b3/darnell-lamont-walker-2278_cheap-wine_come-when-i-finish-writing-let-s-take-a_2784268.jpg) > [When you finish writing the scripts they have time to take a breath and think about everything. There's just a little more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-graves/when-you-finish-writing-the-scripts-they-have-time-to-take-a-breath/) [Alex Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-graves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/alex-graves-21348_breaths_when-you-finish-writing-the-scripts-they_3065699.jpg) > [Sometimes I think the experience of a play is finished for me when I finish writing it. If it weren't for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-albee/sometimes-i-think-the-experience-of-a-play-is-finished-for-me-when-i/) [Edward Albee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-albee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06e/edward-albee-1684_actor_sometimes-i-think-the-experience-of-a-pl_1832473.jpg) > [When I'm writing a score, I'm constantly looking for ways to improve on it, even when I think it's working well. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoff-zanelli/when-i-m-writing-a-score-i-m-constantly-looking-for-ways-to-improve/) [Geoff Zanelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoff-zanelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/637/geoff-zanelli-43808_always-trying_when-i-m-writing-a-score-i-m-constantly_1463035.jpg) > [After I finish writing a chapter, I'll print it out, cut it up into paragraphs, and cut away any transition sentences. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-larson/after-i-finish-writing-a-chapter-i-ll-print-it-out-cut-it-up-into/) [Erik Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-larson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/erik-larson-1710_come_after-i-finish-writing-a-chapter-i-ll-pr_709432.png) > [When I finish writing a rap verse. It's a lot like sex: You start off slow with ideas, like foreplay, and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drake/when-i-finish-writing-a-rap-verse-it-s-a-lot-like-sex-you-start-off/) [Drake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/drake-44_ends_when-i-finish-writing-a-rap-verse-it-s-a_1543733.png) > [When I'm writing, I try not to think things like, 'Gosh, I have to finish writing this book.' Books are very long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-sue-park/when-i-m-writing-i-try-not-to-think-things-like-gosh-i-have-to-finish/) [Linda Sue Park](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-sue-park/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/linda-sue-park-17628_book_when-i-m-writing-i-try-not-to-think-thin_2428307.jpg) > [I cannot find any patience for those people who believe that you start writing when you sit down at your desk and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-jackson/i-cannot-find-any-patience-for-those-people-who-believe-that-you/) [Shirley Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/shirley-jackson-1526_believe_i-cannot-find-any-patience-for-those-peo_978102.jpg) > [“After you finish (writing a book) you are intensely depressed. It doesn’t much matter whether the reviews are good or not. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles/after-you-finish-writing-a-book-you-are-intensely-depressed-it-doesn/) [John Fowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fowles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/john-fowles-816_books_after-you-finish-writing-a-book-you-are_2917111.jpg) > [“1. Write. 2. Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down. 3. Finish what you're writing. Whatever you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/1-write-2-put-one-word-after-another-find-the-right-word-put-it-down/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/neil-gaiman-29_creative-process_1-write-2-put-one-word-after-another-fin_2425693.jpg) > [The one thing a lifetime in the newspaper business teaches you is pace - you spend all your time trying to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-hiaasen/the-one-thing-a-lifetime-in-the-newspaper-business-teaches-you-is/) [Carl Hiaasen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-hiaasen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25b/carl-hiaasen-2926_business_the-one-thing-a-lifetime-in-the-newspape_2382935.jpg) > [I don't write for an audience, I don't think whether my book will sell, I don't sell it before I finish writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-patchett/i-don-t-write-for-an-audience-i-don-t-think-whether-my-book-will-sell/) [Ann Patchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-patchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13b/ann-patchett-670_audience_i-don-t-write-for-an-audience-i-don-t-th_1310440.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/finish-writing/#itemlist", "name": "Finish Writing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Finish what you're writing. 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