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> [A piece of writing takes exactly as long as it needs to be done right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norma-fox-mazer/a-piece-of-writing-takes-exactly-as-long-as-it-needs-to-be-done-right/)

[Norma Fox Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norma-fox-mazer/)

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## More by Norma Fox Mazer

> [“Once, in grade school, our class was taken on an overnight excursion to a campground. The air was warm: we had a campfire and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norma-fox-mazer/once-in-grade-school-our-class-was-taken-on-an-overnight-excursion-to/)

[Norma Fox Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norma-fox-mazer/)

> [“The dark girl's gaze lights on me again, and something passes over her face, something I've seen before. Her face is speaking: you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norma-fox-mazer/the-dark-girl-s-gaze-lights-on-me-again-and-something-passes-over-her/)

[Norma Fox Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norma-fox-mazer/)

> [That adolescent me, the girl who was, as I remember her, insecure, unsure, dreaming, yearning, longing, that girl who was hard on herself, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norma-fox-mazer/that-adolescent-me-the-girl-who-was-as-i-remember-her-insecure-unsure/)

[Norma Fox Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norma-fox-mazer/)

> [Friendship...is like pain. Explaining it is impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norma-fox-mazer/friendship-is-like-pain-explaining-it-is-impossible/)

[Norma Fox Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norma-fox-mazer/)

> [“He told you not to cry, but tears keep leaking out of your eyes. And you're glad, because those tears belong to you. They're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norma-fox-mazer/he-told-you-not-to-cry-but-tears-keep-leaking-out-of-your-eyes-and/)

[Norma Fox Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norma-fox-mazer/)

> [All the inane, meaningless noises people make that pass for intelligent conversation. They might as well be pigs grunting in the pen. (92)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norma-fox-mazer/all-the-inane-meaningless-noises-people-make-that-pass-for/)

[Norma Fox Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norma-fox-mazer/)

> [I guess, really thinking about it, I always assumed when you missed someone , it was tangible...something real you could grab and hold on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norma-fox-mazer/i-guess-really-thinking-about-it-i-always-assumed-when-you-missed/)

[Norma Fox Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norma-fox-mazer/)

> [A piece of writing takes exactly as long as it needs to be done right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norma-fox-mazer/a-piece-of-writing-takes-exactly-as-long-as-it-needs-to-be-done-right/)

[Norma Fox Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norma-fox-mazer/)

> [“That's all we writers have, anyway; our minds and imaginations. To allow censors even the tiniest space in there with us can only lead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norma-fox-mazer/that-s-all-we-writers-have-anyway-our-minds-and-imaginations-to-allow/)

[Norma Fox Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norma-fox-mazer/)

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