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title: "8 Magic Writing Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Magic Writing quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Magic Writing sayings and thoughts."
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> [“There's a certain magic about writing even when the characters refuse to act the way I want them to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-bevan/there-s-a-certain-magic-about-writing-even-when-the-characters-refuse/)

[Gloria Bevan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-bevan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12c/gloria-bevan-240229_writing_there-s-a-certain-magic-about-writing-ev_92926.jpg)

> [I don't think there's really any difference between art - or writing, or music - and magic. And I particularly draw the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-moore/i-don-t-think-there-s-really-any-difference-between-art-or-writing-or/)

[Alan Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-moore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a4/alan-moore-583_art_i-don-t-think-there-s-really-any-differe_462024.jpg)

> [“The magic in writing is not so much using your imagination as it is allowing the reader to uses theirs. When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-henegan/the-magic-in-writing-is-not-so-much-using-your-imagination-as-it-is/)

[Carl Henegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-henegan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a82/carl-henegan-10194_avid-reader_the-magic-in-writing-is-not-so-much-usin_851828.jpg)

> [“Most of my writing life, to be perfectly honest, is not freaky, old-timey, voodoo-style Big Magic. Most of my writing life consists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/most-of-my-writing-life-to-be-perfectly-honest-is-not-freaky-old/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/elizabeth-gilbert-131_discipline_most-of-my-writing-life-to-be-perfectly_927216.jpg)

> [If you don't think there is magic in writing, you probably won't write anything magical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-brooks/if-you-don-t-think-there-is-magic-in-writing-you-probably-won-t-write/)

[Terry Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-brooks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d6/terry-brooks-3252_ifs_if-you-don-t-think-there-is-magic-in-wri_1053026.png)

> [I grew up loving cartoons, comics, magic, and writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dini/i-grew-up-loving-cartoons-comics-magic-and-writing/)

[Paul Dini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/paul-dini-4918_cartoons_i-grew-up-loving-cartoons-comics-magic-a_2399933.png)

> [“Falling in love is an act of magic, so is writing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-kazan/falling-in-love-is-an-act-of-magic-so-is-writing/)

[Zoe Kazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-kazan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/zoe-kazan-3186_falling-in-love_falling-in-love-is-an-act-of-magic-so-is_2645734.jpg)

> [It's a job. When I'm writing I'm going to do it five to six days a week and I'm going to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-bushnell/it-s-a-job-when-i-m-writing-i-m-going-to-do-it-five-to-six-days-a/)

[Candace Bushnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-bushnell/)

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