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title: "2 Stretching Thought Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [As I rolled over, stretching out, my only thought was to go back to the dream I'd been having, which I couldn't remember, other than that it had been good, in that distant, hopeful way unreal things can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/as-i-rolled-over-stretching-out-my-only-thought-was-to-go-back-to-the/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [“I once heard an author describe writing as taking bits and pieces of her experiences and observations, then she questions, dissects, and analyzes them. She extrapolates from them, stretching the thought out. Then she adds from her imagination a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-brown/i-once-heard-an-author-describe-writing-as-taking-bits-and-pieces-of/)

[Laurie Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-brown/)

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