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title: "15 Long Writing Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 15 Long Writing quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Long Writing sayings and thoughts."
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> [The Sopranos all came down to the writing. I wouldn't have been on for as long as I was if the writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/the-sopranos-all-came-down-to-the-writing-i-wouldn-t-have-been-on-for/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d03/james-gandolfini-16083_long_the-sopranos-all-came-down-to-the-writin_1425705.png)

> [“It's okay to be crazy as long as you keep writing and are happy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-lesko/it-s-okay-to-be-crazy-as-long-as-you-keep-writing-and-are-happy/)

[Lori Lesko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-lesko/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/306/lori-lesko-31739_crazy_it-s-okay-to-be-crazy-as-long-as-you-kee_138180.jpg)

> [I was so long writing my review that I never got around to reading the book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/groucho-marx/i-was-so-long-writing-my-review-that-i-never-got-around-to-reading/)

[Groucho Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/groucho-marx/)

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> [I spend so long writing each of my novels that by the time I'm done with one, I'm ready to discover a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-egan/i-spend-so-long-writing-each-of-my-novels-that-by-the-time-i-m-done/)

[Jennifer Egan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-egan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2eb/jennifer-egan-825_books_i-spend-so-long-writing-each-of-my-novel_1550946.jpg)

> [As long as I'm writing stuff and people are reading it, I'll be happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-petri/as-long-as-i-m-writing-stuff-and-people-are-reading-it-i-ll-be-happy/)

[Alexandra Petri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-petri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f5/alexandra-petri-5715_happy_as-long-as-i-m-writing-stuff-and-people_3214355.jpg)

> [If I went for too long without writing, I would start to feel like something inside me was dying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/if-i-went-for-too-long-without-writing-i-would-start-to-feel-like/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecb/evangeline-lilly-1168_dying_if-i-went-for-too-long-without-writing-i_174374.png)

> [When I'm writing well, I feel happy. And when I go too long without writing, I begin to implode.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsin-hamid/when-i-m-writing-well-i-feel-happy-and-when-i-go-too-long-without/)

[Mohsin Hamid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsin-hamid/)

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> [I had a long writing history behind me before I got into anything in film. It comprehended science fiction, it comprehended historical,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-monahan/i-had-a-long-writing-history-behind-me-before-i-got-into-anything-in/)

[William Monahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-monahan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/968/william-monahan-3226_behinds_i-had-a-long-writing-history-behind-me-b_3037660.jpg)

> [I guess we all have some sort of Rubicon that we haven't crossed in our lives and we've thought about for who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-larroquette/i-guess-we-all-have-some-sort-of-rubicon-that-we-haven-t-crossed-in/)

[John Larroquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-larroquette/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/john-larroquette-19366_havens_i-guess-we-all-have-some-sort-of-rubicon_2231078.png)

> [If I have a clear spot in my schedule, I like to tackle the heavy scenes that require the heightened emotion and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-robinson/if-i-have-a-clear-spot-in-my-schedule-i-like-to-tackle-the-heavy/)

[Eden Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-robinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cf/eden-robinson-17170_clear_if-i-have-a-clear-spot-in-my-schedule-i_2246983.png)

> [Cooking is the best way to unwind at the end of a long writing day. There's something mindless and hands-on about cooking,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-kate/cooking-is-the-best-way-to-unwind-at-the-end-of-a-long-writing-day/)

[Lauren Kate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-kate/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28b/lauren-kate-636_best-way_cooking-is-the-best-way-to-unwind-at-the_2983788.jpg)

> [I write every first draft - almost every draft, but certainly the first - by hand on blank white pieces of paper,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-kinberg/i-write-every-first-draft-almost-every-draft-but-certainly-the-first/)

[Simon Kinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-kinberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c75/simon-kinberg-15336_computers_i-write-every-first-draft-almost-every-d_2477548.jpg)

> [I no longer know the author of this book, for simply stopping long enough and writing it down was where I changed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-adams/i-no-longer-know-the-author-of-this-book-for-simply-stopping-long/)

[Ryan Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de3/ryan-adams-3854_book_i-no-longer-know-the-author-of-this-book_2362603.jpg)

> [Here is a simple recipe to begin with. Get up every morning with the set intention of writing and go to your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gertrude-atherton/here-is-a-simple-recipe-to-begin-with-get-up-every-morning-with-the/)

[Gertrude Atherton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gertrude-atherton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d89/gertrude-atherton-9180_accomplish_here-is-a-simple-recipe-to-begin-with-ge_1907349.jpg)

> [“The longer I am a writer--so long now that my writing finger is periodically numb--the better I understand what writing is; what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/the-longer-i-am-a-writer-so-long-now-that-my-writing-finger-is/)

[Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b09/alice-walker-347_human-animal_the-longer-i-am-a-writer-so-long-now-tha_507571.jpg)

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