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> [I have done some short pieces that are not horror.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-king/i-have-done-some-short-pieces-that-are-not-horror/)

[Richard King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-king/)

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> [I began to write short pieces when I was living in a room too small to write a novel in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-cartwright/i-began-to-write-short-pieces-when-i-was-living-in-a-room-too-small/)

[Angela Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-cartwright/)

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> [It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-mahler/it-is-easier-to-achieve-a-desired-result-in-short-pieces/)

[Gustav Mahler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-mahler/)

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> [Collections aren't really planned. I just keep writing short pieces until I have enough for a collection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lydia-davis/collections-aren-t-really-planned-i-just-keep-writing-short-pieces/)

[Lydia Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lydia-davis/)

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> [As to my writing short pieces, there are two reasons I can give you. The first is my invincible laziness. The second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jorge-luis-borges/as-to-my-writing-short-pieces-there-are-two-reasons-i-can-give-you/)

[Jorge Luis Borges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jorge-luis-borges/)

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> [Why shouldn't we, so generally addicted to the gigantic, at last have some small works of art, some short poems, short pieces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-bishop/why-shouldn-t-we-so-generally-addicted-to-the-gigantic-at-last-have/)

[Elizabeth Bishop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-bishop/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaf/elizabeth-bishop-9054_art_why-shouldn-t-we-so-generally-addicted-t_2632117.png)

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