--- title: "17 Make Writing Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 17 Make Writing quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Make Writing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/anonymous-1_kids_you-can-make-anything-by-writing-1398612_1398612.jpg" --- > [You can make anything by writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-can-make-anything-by-writing/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/anonymous-1_kids_you-can-make-anything-by-writing-1398612_1398612.jpg) > [I make writing as much a part of my life as I do eating or listening to music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-angelou/i-make-writing-as-much-a-part-of-my-life-as-i-do-eating-or-listening/) [Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-angelou/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/maya-angelou-104_communication_i-make-writing-as-much-a-part-of-my-life_1135406.png) > [We have to make writing a viable career for all the people who get into this skill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quinta-brunson/we-have-to-make-writing-a-viable-career-for-all-the-people-who-get/) [Quinta Brunson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quinta-brunson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/quinta-brunson-5488_career_we-have-to-make-writing-a-viable-career_735869.jpg) > [“You can make anything by writing.- You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis-2/you-can-make-anything-by-writing-you-are-never-too-old-to-set-a-new/) [C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa6/c-s-lewis-121_dreams_you-can-make-anything-by-writing-you-are_566279.jpg) > [Oh writer! An Angel watches over all you write. Make your writing meaningful for it will eventually return to you and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-ibn-abi-talib/oh-writer-an-angel-watches-over-all-you-write-make-your-writing/) [Ali ibn Abi Talib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-ibn-abi-talib/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/ali-ibn-abi-talib-3270_angel_oh-writer-an-angel-watches-over-all-you_531457.jpg) > [ Hypertext makes a virtue out of lack of organization, allowing ideas and thoughts to be juxtaposed at will. \[...\] The advent of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-a-norman/hypertext-makes-a-virtue-out-of-lack-of-organization-allowing-ideas/) [Donald A. Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-a-norman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/donald-a-norman-6862_advent_hypertext-makes-a-virtue-out-of-lack-of_51804.jpg) > [I decided that what I really wanted to do was to make my writing in history deeper, if that's the right word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gay/i-decided-that-what-i-really-wanted-to-do-was-to-make-my-writing-in/) [Peter Gay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/peter-gay-30939_decided_i-decided-that-what-i-really-wanted-to-d_1193181.png) > [Writing organizes and clarifies our thoughts. Writing is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own. Writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-organizes-and-clarifies-our-thoughts-writing-is-how-we-think/) [William Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-zinsser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/554/william-zinsser-2796_knows_writing-organizes-and-clarifies-our-thou_199509.png) > [I write in Times New Roman, 12 point, and arrange the margins so that the screen looks like a page from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-lynch/i-write-in-times-new-roman-12-point-and-arrange-the-margins-so-that/) [Paul Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/paul-lynch-34910_book_i-write-in-times-new-roman-12-point-and_2298345.jpg) > [Sometimes when I'm stuck, I really do need that cup of tea, or that chocolate, or a break, or a walk, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liane-moriarty/sometimes-when-i-m-stuck-i-really-do-need-that-cup-of-tea-or-that/) [Liane Moriarty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liane-moriarty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e04/liane-moriarty-1135_actually_sometimes-when-i-m-stuck-i-really-do-nee_1907961.png) > [Write every day. Make writing a part of your life, but also don't be afraid of learning from others because I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-willis-holt/write-every-day-make-writing-a-part-of-your-life-but-also-don-t-be/) [Kimberly Willis Holt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-willis-holt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/kimberly-willis-holt-19896_afraid_write-every-day-make-writing-a-part-of-y_1742195.jpg) > [It's hard to explain how much one can love writing. If people knew how happy it can make you, we would all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-barrett/it-s-hard-to-explain-how-much-one-can-love-writing-if-people-knew-how/) [Andrea Barrett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-barrett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/andrea-barrett-19011_carpe_it-s-hard-to-explain-how-much-one-can-lo_1360183.jpg) > [My advice to anyone with writerly ambitions and a demanding day job is to set aside a little piece of time, even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camille-perri/my-advice-to-anyone-with-writerly-ambitions-and-a-demanding-day-job/) [Camille Perri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camille-perri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/camille-perri-15748_advice_my-advice-to-anyone-with-writerly-ambiti_1137507.jpg) > [If you're really a good writer and deserve that honored position, then by God, you'll write, and you'll be read, and you'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-serling/if-you-re-really-a-good-writer-and-deserve-that-honored-position-then/) [Rod Serling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-serling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/rod-serling-2652_craftsman_if-you-re-really-a-good-writer-and-deser_314947.jpg) > [“Never stop writing. Whether you’re writing a novel, screen play or just keeping a journal, it’s integral that you make writing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-hershkovich/never-stop-writing-whether-you-re-writing-a-novel-screen-play-or-just/) [Leigh Hershkovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-hershkovich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e7/leigh-hershkovich-13277_books_never-stop-writing-whether-you-re-writin_470226.jpg) > [It’s a job. It’s not a hobby. You don’t write the way you build a model airplane. You have to sit down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosellen-brown/it-s-a-job-it-s-not-a-hobby-you-don-t-write-the-way-you-build-a-model/) [Rosellen Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosellen-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/rosellen-brown-38503_airplane_it-s-a-job-it-s-not-a-hobby-you-don-t-wr_1206539.png) > [“Anyone and everyone taking a writing class knows that the secret of good writing is to cut it back, pare it down,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-hornby/anyone-and-everyone-taking-a-writing-class-knows-that-the-secret-of/) [Nick Hornby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-hornby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/nick-hornby-325_books_anyone-and-everyone-taking-a-writing-cla_860222.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-writing/#itemlist", "name": "Make Writing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can make anything by writing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-can-make-anything-by-writing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/anonymous-1_kids_you-can-make-anything-by-writing-1398612_1398612.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/anonymous-1_kids_you-can-make-anything-by-writing-1398612_1398612.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/anonymous-1_kids_you-can-make-anything-by-writing-1398612_1398612.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can make anything by writing.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I make writing as much a part of my life as I do eating or listening to music.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Angelou" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-angelou/i-make-writing-as-much-a-part-of-my-life-as-i-do-eating-or-listening/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/maya-angelou-104_communication_i-make-writing-as-much-a-part-of-my-life_1135406.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/maya-angelou-104_communication_i-make-writing-as-much-a-part-of-my-life_1135406.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/maya-angelou-104_communication_i-make-writing-as-much-a-part-of-my-life_1135406.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I make writing as much a part of my life as I do eating or listening to music.” — Maya Angelou", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We have to make writing a viable career for all the people who get into this skill.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Quinta Brunson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quinta-brunson/we-have-to-make-writing-a-viable-career-for-all-the-people-who-get/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/quinta-brunson-5488_career_we-have-to-make-writing-a-viable-career_735869.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/quinta-brunson-5488_career_we-have-to-make-writing-a-viable-career_735869.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/quinta-brunson-5488_career_we-have-to-make-writing-a-viable-career_735869.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We have to make writing a viable career for all the people who get into this skill.” — Quinta Brunson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You can make anything by writing.- You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "C.S. 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It's the greatest secret of the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrea Barrett" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-barrett/it-s-hard-to-explain-how-much-one-can-love-writing-if-people-knew-how/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/andrea-barrett-19011_carpe_it-s-hard-to-explain-how-much-one-can-lo_1360183.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/andrea-barrett-19011_carpe_it-s-hard-to-explain-how-much-one-can-lo_1360183.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/andrea-barrett-19011_carpe_it-s-hard-to-explain-how-much-one-can-lo_1360183.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's hard to explain how much one can love writing. 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Even if you use it up by staring at a blank screen and daydreaming, so what?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Camille Perri" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camille-perri/my-advice-to-anyone-with-writerly-ambitions-and-a-demanding-day-job/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/camille-perri-15748_advice_my-advice-to-anyone-with-writerly-ambiti_1137507.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/camille-perri-15748_advice_my-advice-to-anyone-with-writerly-ambiti_1137507.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/camille-perri-15748_advice_my-advice-to-anyone-with-writerly-ambiti_1137507.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My advice to anyone with writerly ambitions and a demanding day job is to set aside a little piece of time…” — Camille Perri", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you're really a good writer and deserve that honored position, then by God, you'll write, and you'll be read, and you'll be produced somehow. 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Whether you’re writing a novel, screen play or just keeping a journal, it’s integral that you make writing a daily process. The proof of the commitment to your craft is just how much time you spend doing it, whether it’s for business or pleasure. 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