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> [I like the busy-ness of office life. What I discovered, to my surprise, is that I love the solitary nature of writing. What happens is that you write when you're ready.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kanon/i-like-the-busy-ness-of-office-life-what-i-discovered-to-my-surprise/)

[Joseph Kanon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-kanon/)

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## More by Joseph Kanon

> [“Durak,” he said, spitting it. When”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kanon/durak-he-said-spitting-it-when/)

[Joseph Kanon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-kanon/)

> [When you're editing, you want to be the perfect appreciator, not another writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kanon/when-you-re-editing-you-want-to-be-the-perfect-appreciator-not/)

[Joseph Kanon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-kanon/)

> [Venice was always one step removed from what was going on. If you were in Turin or in Milan or one of the industrial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kanon/venice-was-always-one-step-removed-from-what-was-going-on-if-you-were/)

[Joseph Kanon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-kanon/)

> [I think most writers' houses are disappointing. What's much more atmospheric and interesting are the places they wrote about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kanon/i-think-most-writers-houses-are-disappointing-what-s-much-more/)

[Joseph Kanon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-kanon/)

> [You know the sultans used to light their garden parties with turtles? They'd put candles on their backs and let them wander around. Hundreds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kanon/you-know-the-sultans-used-to-light-their-garden-parties-with-turtles/)

[Joseph Kanon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-kanon/)

> [At graduation, I assumed I'd be in publishing, but first I went to England and got a master's degree in English Literature. And then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kanon/at-graduation-i-assumed-i-d-be-in-publishing-but-first-i-went-to/)

[Joseph Kanon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-kanon/)

> [I like the busy-ness of office life. What I discovered, to my surprise, is that I love the solitary nature of writing. What happens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kanon/i-like-the-busy-ness-of-office-life-what-i-discovered-to-my-surprise/)

[Joseph Kanon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-kanon/)

> [Being an editor doesn't make you a better writer - or vice versa. The worst thing any editor can do is be in competition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kanon/being-an-editor-doesn-t-make-you-a-better-writer-or-vice-versa-the/)

[Joseph Kanon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-kanon/)

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