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title: "8 Longer Write Quotes by 8 authors"
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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/)

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> [Whatever I'm doing, I try to write well. I try to give the reader a nice, clean well-written surface, where the writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shelby-steele/whatever-i-m-doing-i-try-to-write-well-i-try-to-give-the-reader-a/)

[Shelby Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shelby-steele/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c7/shelby-steele-3370_be-good_whatever-i-m-doing-i-try-to-write-well-i_290848.png)

> [I've been taking longer to write stories lately.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-egan/i-ve-been-taking-longer-to-write-stories-lately/)

[Greg Egan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-egan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/greg-egan-8766_stories_i-ve-been-taking-longer-to-write-stories_1271448.jpg)

> [The novels take longer to write than the picture book texts, and they do take a different sort of concentration. However, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/the-novels-take-longer-to-write-than-the-picture-book-texts-and-they/)

[Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/margaret-mahy-9662_book_the-novels-take-longer-to-write-than-the_1805698.jpg)

> [I feel I have to live a little longer before I write a sequel to my auto biography which covers my experiences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-johnson/i-feel-i-have-to-live-a-little-longer-before-i-write-a-sequel-to-my/)

[Holly Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1da/holly-johnson-31980_biographies_i-feel-i-have-to-live-a-little-longer-be_1923378.jpg)

> [“If all literary women had such thoughtful angels for husbands, they would live longer and write more. Perhaps that wouldn't be such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/if-all-literary-women-had-such-thoughtful-angels-for-husbands-they/)

[Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/)

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> [I'll write teen stories as long as people will let me. I'll also be excited for the day when I'm told I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-savage/i-ll-write-teen-stories-as-long-as-people-will-let-me-i-ll-also-be/)

[Stephanie Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-savage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/stephanie-savage-17321_day_i-ll-write-teen-stories-as-long-as-peopl_2981949.jpg)

> [The longer I write, the more important I believe it is to write the first draft as fast as possible. In drafting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-murray/the-longer-i-write-the-more-important-i-believe-it-is-to-write-the/)

[Donald Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-murray/)

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