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> [If you believe you can make a living as a writer, you already have enough ego.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-brin/if-you-believe-you-can-make-a-living-as-a-writer-you-already-have/)

[David Brin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-brin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/david-brin-3024_believe_if-you-believe-you-can-make-a-living-as_153596.png)

> [If I can make a living as a writer, I can do anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-lagravenese/if-i-can-make-a-living-as-a-writer-i-can-do-anything/)

[Richard LaGravenese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-lagravenese/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/825/richard-lagravenese-13232_i-can_if-i-can-make-a-living-as-a-writer-i-can_287105.jpg)

> [Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living. The writer experiences everything twice. Once in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-drinker-bowen/writing-i-think-is-not-apart-from-living-writing-is-a-kind-of-double/)

[Catherine Drinker Bowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-drinker-bowen/)

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> [“If I believed people who told me you can't make a living as a writer, I wouldn't be making a living as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-meikle/if-i-believed-people-who-told-me-you-can-t-make-a-living-as-a-writer/)

[William Meikle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-meikle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/william-meikle-43428_inspiration_if-i-believed-people-who-told-me-you-can_1168659.jpg)

> [ \[My early stories\] are the work of a living writer whom I know in a sense, but can never meet. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-bowen/my-early-stories-are-the-work-of-a-living-writer-whom-i-know-in-a/)

[Elizabeth Bowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-bowen/)

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> [When you're making your living as a writer or an artist or a musician, you kind of live in a trance. You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-bissette/when-you-re-making-your-living-as-a-writer-or-an-artist-or-a-musician/)

[Stephen R. Bissette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-bissette/)

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