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title: "5 Remember Writers Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [People tend to forget that my presence runs counter to their best interests. And it always does. That is one last thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-didion/people-tend-to-forget-that-my-presence-runs-counter-to-their-best/)

[Joan Didion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-didion/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/joan-didion-497_doe_people-tend-to-forget-that-my-presence-r_1180550.jpg)

> [“You say you're a writer but you're depressed. Not an excuse; write from there. Write some depressing sh\*t. Believe me. You will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-christopher/you-say-you-re-a-writer-but-you-re-depressed-not-an-excuse-write-from/)

[Stanley Christopher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-christopher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bf/stanley-christopher-45086_books_you-say-you-re-a-writer-but-you-re-depre_1628587.jpg)

> [But I do think it's important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/china-mi-ville/but-i-do-think-it-s-important-to-remember-that-writers-do-not-have-a/)

[China Mieville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/china-mi-ville/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/china-mi-ville-1303_book_but-i-do-think-it-s-important-to-remembe_2091587.png)

> [Remember, when the writers refer to themselves as 'we' and to the reader as 'you,' this is two against one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-rascoe/remember-when-the-writers-refer-to-themselves-as-we-and-to-the-reader/)

[Judith Rascoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-rascoe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/judith-rascoe-86605_books_remember-when-the-writers-refer-to-thems_3144458.jpg)

> [That is one last thing to remember: writers are always selling somebody out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-didion/that-is-one-last-thing-to-remember-writers-are-always-selling/)

[Joan Didion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-didion/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b7/joan-didion-497_selling_that-is-one-last-thing-to-remember-write_3172458.jpg)

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