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> [“What other than mental illness spurs normal people to write prolifically? The chief cause is not quite illness, but nearly: love, especially unhappy love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-w-flaherty/what-other-than-mental-illness-spurs-normal-people-to-write/)

[Alice W. Flaherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-w-flaherty/)

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## More by Alice W. Flaherty

> [“Most agree that a useful definition of creative work is that it includes a combination of novelty and value. Creativity requires novelty because tried-and-true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-w-flaherty/most-agree-that-a-useful-definition-of-creative-work-is-that-it/)

[Alice W. Flaherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-w-flaherty/)

> [“What other than mental illness spurs normal people to write prolifically? The chief cause is not quite illness, but nearly: love, especially unhappy love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-w-flaherty/what-other-than-mental-illness-spurs-normal-people-to-write/)

[Alice W. Flaherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-w-flaherty/)

> [“When others' obsessions are not ours, we are sad for them, and we talk of how empty their lives will be if they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-w-flaherty/when-others-obsessions-are-not-ours-we-are-sad-for-them-and-we-talk/)

[Alice W. Flaherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-w-flaherty/)

> [“Above all, readers want useful information, whether from a road sign or an investment guide. This motive is not completely absent even in readers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-w-flaherty/above-all-readers-want-useful-information-whether-from-a-road-sign-or/)

[Alice W. Flaherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-w-flaherty/)

> [“Another difference between amateur and professional writers, almost by definition, is that the latter more successfully engage their audience. It is partly a question…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-w-flaherty/another-difference-between-amateur-and-professional-writers-almost-by/)

[Alice W. Flaherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-w-flaherty/)

> [“Nonetheless, writing regularly, inspiration or no, is not a bad way to eventually get into an inspired mood; the plane has to bump along…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-w-flaherty/nonetheless-writing-regularly-inspiration-or-no-is-not-a-bad-way-to/)

[Alice W. Flaherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-w-flaherty/)

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