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title: "4 Guilty Writing Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I think that were I in the middle of an obsession to write about, say, sudden oak death in California or my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hass/i-think-that-were-i-in-the-middle-of-an-obsession-to-write-about-say/)

[Robert Hass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-hass/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6b/robert-hass-3548_baghdad_i-think-that-were-i-in-the-middle-of-an_143704.png)

> [Having a writer in the family is a curse - for the family. I do feel more or less guilty when I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-ove-knausgard/having-a-writer-in-the-family-is-a-curse-for-the-family-i-do-feel/)

[Karl Ove Knausgard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-ove-knausgard/)

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> [When I'm fishing, I feel guilty that I'm not writing, and when I'm writing, I feel guilty that I'm not fishing. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/when-i-m-fishing-i-feel-guilty-that-i-m-not-writing-and-when-i-m/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/raymond-carver-2821_always_when-i-m-fishing-i-feel-guilty-that-i-m_918397.png)

> [It takes me awhile to find something that I'm passionate about. I'm reading a lot and thinking a lot, and torturing myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-haggis/it-takes-me-awhile-to-find-something-that-i-m-passionate-about-i-m/)

[Paul Haggis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-haggis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bf/paul-haggis-5313_feeling_it-takes-me-awhile-to-find-something-tha_3187165.jpg)

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