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title: "30 Thing Writer Quotes by 29 authors"
description: "Browse 30 Thing Writer quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Thing Writer sayings and thoughts."
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> [The first thing a writer has to do is find a new source of income.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-gilchrist/the-first-thing-a-writer-has-to-do-is-find-a-new-source-of-income/)

[Ellen Gilchrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-gilchrist/)

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> [Being lonely is not a bad thing for a writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/being-lonely-is-not-a-bad-thing-for-a-writer/)

[Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/)

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> [“You know, missing someone can sometimes be the best thing for a writer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lang-leav/you-know-missing-someone-can-sometimes-be-the-best-thing-for-a-writer/)

[Lang Leav](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lang-leav/)

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> [There is no such thing as writer's block for writers whose standards are low enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/there-is-no-such-thing-as-writer-s-block-for-writers-whose-standards/)

[William Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-stafford/)

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> [The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cruz-smith/the-great-thing-about-being-a-writer-is-that-you-are-always/)

[Martin Cruz Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cruz-smith/)

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> [The first thing a writer needs to know is what kind of writer he/she is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-aciman/the-first-thing-a-writer-needs-to-know-is-what-kind-of-writer-he-she/)

[Andre Aciman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-aciman/)

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> [It is a bad thing if a writer tackles a subject he does not understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-chekhov/it-is-a-bad-thing-if-a-writer-tackles-a-subject-he-does-not-understand/)

[Anton Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-chekhov/)

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> [I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block, the problem is idea block](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffery-deaver/i-ve-often-said-that-there-s-no-such-thing-as-writer-s-block-the-2/)

[Jeffery Deaver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffery-deaver/)

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> [I had to educate him that there was no such thing as writer's block, that writers write when they write, and when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/i-had-to-educate-him-that-there-was-no-such-thing-as-writer-s-block/)

[Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/)

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> [“The best thing about a being a writer is the creative process. I often describe it as a beautiful headache that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-huggins/the-best-thing-about-a-being-a-writer-is-the-creative-process-i-often/)

[Nicole Huggins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-huggins/)

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> [“The best thing about being a writer is that 'work' is always something you love, plus usually accompanied by tea, coffee and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-l-harding/the-best-thing-about-being-a-writer-is-that-work-is-always-something/)

[Jamie L. Harding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-l-harding/)

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> [When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-haddix/when-writing-isn-t-going-well-then-the-bad-thing-about-being-a-writer/)

[Margaret Haddix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-haddix/)

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> [The great thing about being a writer is that you have a long, perhaps frighteningly long time in which to do your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-leigh/the-great-thing-about-being-a-writer-is-that-you-have-a-long-perhaps/)

[Julia Leigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-leigh/)

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> [There's no such thing as writer's block. I'm brilliant all the time every day. It never stops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-finkel/there-s-no-such-thing-as-writer-s-block-i-m-brilliant-all-the-time/)

[Dave Finkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-finkel/)

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> [And life is a good thing for a writer. It's where we get our raw material, for a start. We quite like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/and-life-is-a-good-thing-for-a-writer-it-s-where-we-get-our-raw/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

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> [Lest it sound as if I resent my day job, I have to say that my day job is the reason I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-verghese/lest-it-sound-as-if-i-resent-my-day-job-i-have-to-say-that-my-day-job/)

[Abraham Verghese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-verghese/)

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> [The first thing a writer should be is - excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms. Without such vigor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/the-first-thing-a-writer-should-be-is-excited-he-should-be-a-thing-of/)

[Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/)

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> [The idea is not enough. And the most annoying thing for me as a writer is that people will come up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irvine-welsh/the-idea-is-not-enough-and-the-most-annoying-thing-for-me-as-a-writer/)

[Irvine Welsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irvine-welsh/)

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> [The good thing about being a writer is that you don't need anything except for a laptop. You can really do your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-good-thing-about-being-a-writer-is-that-you-don-t-need-anything/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Writing isn't just a job that stops at six thirty... It's a mad, sexy, sad, scary, ruthless, joyful, and utterly, utterly personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-t-davies/writing-isn-t-just-a-job-that-stops-at-six-thirty-it-s-a-mad-sexy-sad-2/)

[Russell T Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-t-davies/)

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> [The most fun thing about being a writer is that everything is interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-yglesias/the-most-fun-thing-about-being-a-writer-is-that-everything-is/)

[Rafael Yglesias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-yglesias/)

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> [It's a wonderful thing, as a writer, to be given parameters and walls and barriers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/it-s-a-wonderful-thing-as-a-writer-to-be-given-parameters-and-walls/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

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> [“The worst thing you can do as a writer is waste people's time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-connolly/the-worst-thing-you-can-do-as-a-writer-is-waste-people-s-time/)

[John Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-connolly/)

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> [“I think... the most brilliant thing about being a writer,is that if you don't like the way the world is, you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maegan-cook/i-think-the-most-brilliant-thing-about-being-a-writer-is-that-if-you/)

[Maegan Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maegan-cook/)

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> [Besides the drugs and counterculture, I started talking about myself, which is the first thing you do when you are a writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/besides-the-drugs-and-counterculture-i-started-talking-about-myself/)

[George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/)

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> [“There's no such thing as writer's block," she proclaimed. "If you can't write it's because you don't have anything to say. Or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-bushnell/there-s-no-such-thing-as-writer-s-block-she-proclaimed-if-you-can-t/)

[Candace Bushnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-bushnell/)

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> [That's the thing about the writer's life is that you have to have self-discipline. Otherwise you'll never get paid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-heisserer/that-s-the-thing-about-the-writer-s-life-is-that-you-have-to-have/)

[Eric Heisserer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-heisserer/)

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> [Writing books takes a long time, and one thing a writer must do is learn to live with his or her project.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bock/writing-books-takes-a-long-time-and-one-thing-a-writer-must-do-is/)

[Charles Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bock/)

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> [I've always felt that the cool thing about being a writer is that all you need is paper to do the job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwayne-mcduffie/i-ve-always-felt-that-the-cool-thing-about-being-a-writer-is-that-all/)

[Dwayne McDuffie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwayne-mcduffie/)

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> [The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robertson-davies/the-most-original-thing-a-writer-can-do-is-write-like-himself-it-is/)

[Robertson Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robertson-davies/)

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