--- title: "11 Letters Write Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Letters Write quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Letters Write sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e4/chris-smith-17487_i-write_i-don-t-just-write-letters-i-write-laws_1850352.jpg" --- > [I don't just write letters. I write laws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-smith/i-don-t-just-write-letters-i-write-laws/) [Chris Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e4/chris-smith-17487_i-write_i-don-t-just-write-letters-i-write-laws_1850352.jpg) > [Sometimes the feelings you really mean are found in the letters which you write and never send.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernajoy-vaal/sometimes-the-feelings-you-really-mean-are-found-in-the-letters-which/) [Bernajoy Vaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernajoy-vaal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/bernajoy-vaal-524_hurt-feelings_sometimes-the-feelings-you-really-mean-a_849471.jpg) > [It is now only in letters I write what I feel: not in literature any more, and I seldom say it, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-m-forster/it-is-now-only-in-letters-i-write-what-i-feel-not-in-literature-any/) [E. M. Forster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-m-forster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/e-m-forster-1118_amusing_it-is-now-only-in-letters-i-write-what-i_1280421.png) > [I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diament/i-tell-writers-to-keep-reading-reading-reading-read-widely-and-deeply/) [Anita Diament](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diament/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04f/anita-diament-21135_books_i-tell-writers-to-keep-reading-reading-r_917233.jpg) > [Oftentimes, when people write me 4,000-word letters, I write them back and tell them if their problem's that complicated, they probably need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/oftentimes-when-people-write-me-4-000-word-letters-i-write-them-back/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/521/dan-savage-2880_complicated_oftentimes-when-people-write-me-4-000-wo_902217.jpg) > [When I was in elementary school, I used to write letters to myself. I'd write letters and go 'Dear Kristen-at-16-years-old, happy birthday.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-kreuk/when-i-was-in-elementary-school-i-used-to-write-letters-to-myself-i-d/) [Kristin Kreuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-kreuk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/kristin-kreuk-16209_birthday_when-i-was-in-elementary-school-i-used-t_83464.jpg) > [Yes, letter writing is antiquated - though there remain a few renegades who still so treasure the luxury of contemplating their lives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frank/yes-letter-writing-is-antiquated-though-there-remain-a-few-renegades/) [Joan Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frank/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/joan-frank-56355_antiquated_yes-letter-writing-is-antiquated-though_1140122.png) > [“I don't know what you have against the girl's letter. Its purpose, to make you a bit jealous, it did after all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-kafka/i-don-t-know-what-you-have-against-the-girl-s-letter-its-purpose-to/) [Franz Kafka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-kafka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/franz-kafka-214_letter_i-don-t-know-what-you-have-against-the-g_183660.jpg) > [“Ferhat came in one evening with a book called Examples of Beautiful Love Letters and How to Write Them. To make sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orhan-pamuk/ferhat-came-in-one-evening-with-a-book-called-examples-of-beautiful/) [Orhan Pamuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orhan-pamuk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc9/orhan-pamuk-500_books_ferhat-came-in-one-evening-with-a-book-c_336415.jpg) > [“Write,” he said. “I’ll write to you as soon as I get there,” answered Julián. “No. Not to me. Write books. Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/write-he-said-i-ll-write-to-you-as-soon-as-i-get-there-answered-juli/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_books_write-he-said-i-ll-write-to-you-as-soon_1539999.jpg) > [“Andy: But they gave us an out in the Land of Oz. They made us write. They didn't make us write particularly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-gurney/andy-but-they-gave-us-an-out-in-the-land-of-oz-they-made-us-write/) [A.R. Gurney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-gurney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/755/a-r-gurney-78202_important-things_andy-but-they-gave-us-an-out-in-the-land_535994.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/letters-write/#itemlist", "name": "Letters Write Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't just write letters. 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Write them for me, for Penélope.” Julián nodded, realizing only then how much he was going to miss his friend. “And keep your dreams,” said Miquel. “You never know when you might need them.” “Always,” murmured Julián, but the roar of the train had already stolen his words.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carlos Ruiz Zafón" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/write-he-said-i-ll-write-to-you-as-soon-as-i-get-there-answered-juli/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_books_write-he-said-i-ll-write-to-you-as-soon_1539999.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_books_write-he-said-i-ll-write-to-you-as-soon_1539999.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_books_write-he-said-i-ll-write-to-you-as-soon_1539999.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Write,” he said. “I’ll write to you as soon as I get there,” answered Julián. “No. Not to me. 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