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> [I taught elementary school and painted apartments for ten years. Now I write full-time and never have to change a thing I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-scieszka/i-taught-elementary-school-and-painted-apartments-for-ten-years-now-i/)

[Jon Scieszka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-scieszka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/407/jon-scieszka-21548_about_i-taught-elementary-school-and-painted-a_144977.jpg)

> [The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot of times I'd come in at 8:30…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/the-deadlines-are-much-much-longer-with-books-when-i-was-a-reporter-a/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/margaret-haddix-27300_assignments_the-deadlines-are-much-much-longer-with_751105.png)

> [I actually enjoy writing longer books because you have even more to get your storytelling teeth into.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-cole/i-actually-enjoy-writing-longer-books-because-you-have-even-more-to/)

[Stephen Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-cole/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/497/stephen-cole-44201_actually_i-actually-enjoy-writing-longer-books-be_1217340.jpg)

> [Well, I don't know. It's long, it's longer than both of the other books put together, so it's more ambitious. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-doctorow/well-i-don-t-know-it-s-long-it-s-longer-than-both-of-the-other-books/)

[Cory Doctorow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-doctorow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/cory-doctorow-1928_ambitious_well-i-don-t-know-it-s-long-it-s-longer_1893836.png)

> [I have personally seen statements that were longer than some books I have read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-h-ford/i-have-personally-seen-statements-that-were-longer-than-some-books-i/)

[Wendell H. Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-h-ford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f39/wendell-h-ford-80597_book_i-have-personally-seen-statements-that-w_2697692.png)

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