---
title: "3 Like Laying Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Like Laying quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Like Laying sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Writing is a manual labor of the mind: a job, like laying pipe.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gregory-dunne/writing-is-a-manual-labor-of-the-mind-a-job-like-laying-pipe/)

[John Gregory Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gregory-dunne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70a/john-gregory-dunne-35282_manual-labor_writing-is-a-manual-labor-of-the-mind-a_32317.jpg)

> [“Oh," he said softly. It was like this wasn't even a word. It felt more like he was laying out a stone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-matson/oh-he-said-softly-it-was-like-this-wasn-t-even-a-word-it-felt-more/)

[Morgan Matson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-matson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/morgan-matson-2820_quote_oh-he-said-softly-it-was-like-this-wasn_1664028.jpg)

> [The desert is cold early in the morning. Laying down on that sand is like laying on a block of ice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-michael-quezada/the-desert-is-cold-early-in-the-morning-laying-down-on-that-sand-is/)

[Steven Michael Quezada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-michael-quezada/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/steven-michael-quezada-29016_block_the-desert-is-cold-early-in-the-morning_1964907.png)

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