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title: "24 People Written Quotes by 23 authors"
description: "Browse 24 People Written quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best People Written sayings and thoughts."
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> [A lot of people may have written me off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-randle/a-lot-of-people-may-have-written-me-off/)

[Julius Randle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-randle/)

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> [I'm one of those people who had written my will by the age of 35.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-daly/i-m-one-of-those-people-who-had-written-my-will-by-the-age-of-35/)

[Tess Daly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-daly/)

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> [“Many people can and have written books, but many have nothing to say.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-rogers/many-people-can-and-have-written-books-but-many-have-nothing-to-say/)

[Amy Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-rogers/)

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> [I like to go back over history and check out what people have written and whether I agree with it or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-like-to-go-back-over-history-and-check-out-what-people-have-written/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e7/harvey-pekar-4945_agree_i-like-to-go-back-over-history-and-check_772527.jpg)

> [People have often written about me, that I did this for this reason and that for that reason, and they're usually 98…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-ronstadt/people-have-often-written-about-me-that-i-did-this-for-this-reason/)

[Linda Ronstadt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-ronstadt/)

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> [People have often written about me, that I did this for this reason and that for that reason, and theyre usually 98…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-ronstadt/people-have-often-written-about-me-that-i-did-this-for-this-reason-2/)

[Linda Ronstadt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-ronstadt/)

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> [What is it about the component of fire? People have written about it. People have wondered about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-wambaugh/what-is-it-about-the-component-of-fire-people-have-written-about-it/)

[Joseph Wambaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-wambaugh/)

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> [There have always been people who have written me off. They're not going away. I use that to motivate me. I'm driven…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronda-rousey/there-have-always-been-people-who-have-written-me-off-they-re-not/)

[Ronda Rousey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronda-rousey/)

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> [All the people I have written about remain with me - perhaps they are my closest friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-tomalin/all-the-people-i-have-written-about-remain-with-me-perhaps-they-are/)

[Claire Tomalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-tomalin/)

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> [Maybe some people have written us off, but I think the new music today has also invigorated us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-gramm/maybe-some-people-have-written-us-off-but-i-think-the-new-music-today/)

[Lou Gramm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-gramm/)

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> [My intention throughout has been to write, to create literature, and to be able to look people in the eye after I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-ove-knausgaard/my-intention-throughout-has-been-to-write-to-create-literature-and-to/)

[Karl Ove Knausgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-ove-knausgaard/)

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> [There are a number of people without whom I could not have written this book, but I hope you don't hold that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/there-are-a-number-of-people-without-whom-i-could-not-have-written/)

[Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/)

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> [“The Story Is Always There Sometimes you don't need to speak to someone to know how they are feeling. You don't need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delma-pryce/the-story-is-always-there-sometimes-you-don-t-need-to-speak-to/)

[Delma Pryce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delma-pryce/)

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> [“...at the end of the day there was nothing to be gained by reminding people that everything that had ever been written,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orhan-pamuk/at-the-end-of-the-day-there-was-nothing-to-be-gained-by-reminding/)

[Orhan Pamuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orhan-pamuk/)

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> [“Writing can be taught or learned in the vacuum. We must say to students in every area of knowledge: "This is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-can-be-taught-or-learned-in-the-vacuum-we-must-say-to/)

[William Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-zinsser/)

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> [I've heard people have written books of me. People don't even know me, but they've written a book on me. You ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-kelly/i-ve-heard-people-have-written-books-of-me-people-don-t-even-know-me/)

[R. Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-kelly/)

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> ['Glee' is produced with three people and written by three people. In my mind, I don't believe there's any other show on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-reilly/glee-is-produced-with-three-people-and-written-by-three-people-in-my/)

[Kevin Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-reilly/)

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> [I used to envy people who had written books, the way I think women envy other women who've had babies. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-juliet-buck/i-used-to-envy-people-who-had-written-books-the-way-i-think-women/)

[Joan Juliet Buck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-juliet-buck/)

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> [With the Holocaust - I wonder if a lot of Jewish writers of my generation have felt this way - it feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-antopol/with-the-holocaust-i-wonder-if-a-lot-of-jewish-writers-of-my/)

[Molly Antopol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-antopol/)

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> [“Here then we are first to consider a book, presented to us by a barbarous and ignorant people, written in an age…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hume/here-then-we-are-first-to-consider-a-book-presented-to-us-by-a/)

[David Hume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hume/)

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> [“This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-benson/this-is-not-a-real-book-it-does-not-deal-with-real-people-nor-should/)

[Stella Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-benson/)

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> [“CREEP Other people have written about war. About how one plane sweeps over and the whole place is ablaze in minutes. About…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-woodman/creep-other-people-have-written-about-war-about-how-one-plane-sweeps/)

[Jay Woodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-woodman/)

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> [...every literature, in its main lines, reflects the chief characteristics of the people for whom, and about whom, it is written.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-wharton/every-literature-in-its-main-lines-reflects-the-chief-characteristics/)

[Edith Wharton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-wharton/)

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> [Some people have written that my writing has helped them go on. It has helped me too. The writing, the roses, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/some-people-have-written-that-my-writing-has-helped-them-go-on-it-has/)

[Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/)

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