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> [I always wrote; my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when I was 11](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-paretsky/i-always-wrote-my-first-story-was-published-in-the-magazine-the/)

[Sara Paretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-paretsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/sara-paretsky-8563_firsts_i-always-wrote-my-first-story-was-publis_22435.png)

> ['Royal Beatings' was my first story, and it was published in 1977. But I sent all my early stories to 'The New…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-munro/royal-beatings-was-my-first-story-and-it-was-published-in-1977-but-i/)

[Alice Munro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-munro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/alice-munro-1231_early_royal-beatings-was-my-first-story-and-it_908881.jpg)

> [The literature now is so opaque to the average person that you couldn't take a science-fiction short story that's published now and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/the-literature-now-is-so-opaque-to-the-average-person-that-you-couldn/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba8/james-cameron-2754_audience_the-literature-now-is-so-opaque-to-the-a_2424376.jpg)

> [I worked on 'Blue Peter' and 'Tonight' and lots of TV plays, filmed people like Rudolf Nureyev and Ted Heath, and ended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/i-worked-on-blue-peter-and-tonight-and-lots-of-tv-plays-filmed-people/)

[Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bf/michael-bond-37583_bbc_i-worked-on-blue-peter-and-tonight-and-l_3157752.jpg)

> [If somebody says your story is only published because you look nice in the photo, that maybe spurs you on to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nell-freudenberger/if-somebody-says-your-story-is-only-published-because-you-look-nice/)

[Nell Freudenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nell-freudenberger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee0/nell-freudenberger-24627_looks_if-somebody-says-your-story-is-only-publ_3209605.jpg)

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