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title: "11 Popular Writer Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold such great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realize that I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maeve-binchy/i-was-very-pleased-obviously-to-have-outsold-such-great-writers-but-i/)

[Maeve Binchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maeve-binchy/)

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> [I hope I'm not just looked as a writer that is popular but as a writer of literary value.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-hope-i-m-not-just-looked-as-a-writer-that-is-popular-but-as-a/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/sandra-cisneros-862_values_i-hope-i-m-not-just-looked-as-a-writer-t_1971740.png)

> [Over a period of time it's been driven home to me that I'm not going to be the most popular writer in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/over-a-period-of-time-it-s-been-driven-home-to-me-that-i-m-not-going/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

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> [I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation. I'm an escapist kind of writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maeve-binchy/i-do-realize-that-i-am-a-popular-writer-who-people-buy-to-take-on/)

[Maeve Binchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maeve-binchy/)

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> [I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realise that I am a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maeve-binchy/i-was-very-pleased-obviously-to-have-outsold-great-writers-but-i-m/)

[Maeve Binchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maeve-binchy/)

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> [“I'm purely a popular writer, with no axe to grind apart from writing a good read' for entertainment and relaxation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-howard/i-m-purely-a-popular-writer-with-no-axe-to-grind-apart-from-writing-a/)

[Mary Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-howard/)

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> [A popular writer writes about what people think. A wise writer offers them something to think about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/a-popular-writer-writes-about-what-people-think-a-wise-writer-offers/)

[Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/)

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> [“I will be the biggest, richest, most popular writer in history. You just watch, dead reader. I'll be the biggest whore ever!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-will-be-the-biggest-richest-most-popular-writer-in-history-you-just/)

[Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/)

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> [For the serious mediocre writer convention makes him sound like a lot of other people; for the popular writer it gives him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/northrop-frye/for-the-serious-mediocre-writer-convention-makes-him-sound-like-a-lot/)

[Northrop Frye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/northrop-frye/)

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> [“​ My name is David, but most peole call me Popcorn. I write breathtaking adventures. I write the way most people think.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/popcorn-diablo/my-name-is-david-but-most-peole-call-me-popcorn-i-write-breathtaking/)

[Popcorn Diablo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/popcorn-diablo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/popcorn-diablo-270109_adventure_my-name-is-david-but-most-peole-call-me_2890747.jpg)

> [If anyone asks me whether I like being a popular writer, I ask them whether they think I'd rather be an unpopular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/if-anyone-asks-me-whether-i-like-being-a-popular-writer-i-ask-them/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

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