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> [The way I have progressed as a writer over the years is to try and stay true to the principles I absorbed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-chapman/the-way-i-have-progressed-as-a-writer-over-the-years-is-to-try-and/)

[Rob Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-chapman/)

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## More by Rob Chapman

> [I'm an avowed modernist. I'm for the new thing. I came to the conclusion many years ago that rock music is essentially a conservative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-chapman/i-m-an-avowed-modernist-i-m-for-the-new-thing-i-came-to-the/)

[Rob Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-chapman/)

> [The way I have progressed as a writer over the years is to try and stay true to the principles I absorbed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-chapman/the-way-i-have-progressed-as-a-writer-over-the-years-is-to-try-and/)

[Rob Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-chapman/)

> [I think all writing about art is in some way dancing to architecture. It's all about similitude, being analogous, metaphorical, adjectival, etc.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-chapman/i-think-all-writing-about-art-is-in-some-way-dancing-to-architecture/)

[Rob Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-chapman/)

> [I've never had a problem with the old truism about dancing to architecture. I think you can dance to architecture. There's some pretty funky…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-chapman/i-ve-never-had-a-problem-with-the-old-truism-about-dancing-to/)

[Rob Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-chapman/)

> [I didn't start writing in order to express myself. If anything the opposite was true. I was just as interested in negating the I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-chapman/i-didn-t-start-writing-in-order-to-express-myself-if-anything-the/)

[Rob Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-chapman/)

> [The life of the mind is always more interesting than the real. The idea is often more interesting than the actual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-chapman/the-life-of-the-mind-is-always-more-interesting-than-the-real-the/)

[Rob Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-chapman/)

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