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> [“Novel-writing is not so much a profession as a yoga, or "way," an alternative to ordinary life-in-the-world. Its benefits are quasi-religious—a changed quality of mind and heart, satisfactions no non-novelist can understand—and its rigors generally bring no profit except to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcy-sheiner/novel-writing-is-not-so-much-a-profession-as-a-yoga-or-way-an/)

Marcy Sheiner

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## More by Marcy Sheiner

> [“Novel-writing is not so much a profession as a yoga, or "way," an alternative to ordinary life-in-the-world. Its benefits are quasi-religious—a changed quality of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcy-sheiner/novel-writing-is-not-so-much-a-profession-as-a-yoga-or-way-an/)

Marcy Sheiner

> [“It is the discrepancy between the promise implicit in his touch and his daily interactions with her that generates so much confusion and ambivalence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcy-sheiner/it-is-the-discrepancy-between-the-promise-implicit-in-his-touch-and/)

Marcy Sheiner

> [“If your career doesn’t work out, write a book about it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcy-sheiner/if-your-career-doesn-t-work-out-write-a-book-about-it/)

Marcy Sheiner

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