--- title: "10 Way Quotes By William Saroyan" description: "10 Way quotes by William Saroyan. Plus more from William Saroyan and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/william-saroyan-1743_flop_you-write-a-hit-play-the-same-way-you-wr_2686117.jpg" --- > [You write a hit play the same way you write a flop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/you-write-a-hit-play-the-same-way-you-write-a-flop/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/william-saroyan-1743_flop_you-write-a-hit-play-the-same-way-you-wr_2686117.jpg) > [Sunday is the day people go quietly mad, one way or another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/sunday-is-the-day-people-go-quietly-mad-one-way-or-another/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/william-saroyan-1743_mad_sunday-is-the-day-people-go-quietly-mad_1880948.jpg) > [The basic truth of all things, as nearly as we may ever dream of determining and knowing this truth, is form, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/the-basic-truth-of-all-things-as-nearly-as-we-may-ever-dream-of/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c82/william-saroyan-1743_dream_the-basic-truth-of-all-things-as-nearly_32352.jpg) > [Writers are a fascinating breed, because there are so many kinds of them, they are made by so many circumstances, conditions, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/writers-are-a-fascinating-breed-because-there-are-so-many-kinds-of/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a57/william-saroyan-1743_circumstances_writers-are-a-fascinating-breed-because_669165.jpg) > [All of the sudden," he said, "I feel different-- not like I ever felt before. Even when Papa died I didn't feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/all-of-the-sudden-he-said-i-feel-different-not-like-i-ever-felt/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/william-saroyan-1743_changed_all-of-the-sudden-he-said-i-feel-differe_2142892.jpg) > [I began to write in the first place because I expected everything to change, and I wanted to have things in writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/i-began-to-write-in-the-first-place-because-i-expected-everything-to/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/964/william-saroyan-1743_courses_i-began-to-write-in-the-first-place-beca_682697.jpg) > [“What the hell are they all looking for? A way out. A way to the right way out. A way to leave.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/what-the-hell-are-they-all-looking-for-a-way-out-a-way-to-the-right/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/william-saroyan-1743_life_what-the-hell-are-they-all-looking-for-a_1710175.jpg) > [How do you write? You write, man, you write, that's how, and you do it the way the old English walnut tree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/how-do-you-write-you-write-man-you-write-that-s-how-and-you-do-it-the/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/william-saroyan-1743_art_how-do-you-write-you-write-man-you-write_1458154.jpg) > [My birthplace was California, but I couldn't forget Armenia, so what is one's country? Is it land of the earth, in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/my-birthplace-was-california-but-i-couldn-t-forget-armenia-so-what-is/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/william-saroyan-1743_animal_my-birthplace-was-california-but-i-could_3206639.jpg) > [Whoever the kid had been, whoever had the grand attitude, has finally heeded the admonishment of parents, teachers, governments, religions, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/whoever-the-kid-had-been-whoever-had-the-grand-attitude-has-finally/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1e/william-saroyan-1743_attitude_whoever-the-kid-had-been-whoever-had-the_1247443.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## More by William Saroyan > [Although I write in English, and despite the fact that I'm from America, I consider myself an Armenian writer. The words I use are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/although-i-write-in-english-and-despite-the-fact-that-i-m-from/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [The basic truth of all things, as nearly as we may ever dream of determining and knowing this truth, is form, that which is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/the-basic-truth-of-all-things-as-nearly-as-we-may-ever-dream-of/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [“This is a hell of a night. I don't want to leave it just to go to sleep.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/this-is-a-hell-of-a-night-i-don-t-want-to-leave-it-just-to-go-to-sleep/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [Americans still believe they are cut out to be successful-in everything: love, love-making, luck, luck-giving, money-making, sense-making, cancer-avoiding, clothes-wearing, car-driving, and so on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/americans-still-believe-they-are-cut-out-to-be-successful-in/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [I can't decide for you whether or not you have got to write, but if anything in the world, war, or pestilence, or famine,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/i-can-t-decide-for-you-whether-or-not-you-have-got-to-write-but-if/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [He paints for the blind, and we are the blind, and he lets us see for sure what we saw long ago but weren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/he-paints-for-the-blind-and-we-are-the-blind-and-he-lets-us-see-for/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [I am interested in madness. I believe it is the biggest thing in the human race, and the most constant. How do you take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/i-am-interested-in-madness-i-believe-it-is-the-biggest-thing-in-the/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [Two years ago your father died, Ulysses. But as long as we are alive, as long as we are together, as long as two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/two-years-ago-your-father-died-ulysses-but-as-long-as-we-are-alive-as/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [Cowards are nice, they're interesting, they're gentle, they wouldn't think of shooting down people in a parade from a tower. They want to live,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/cowards-are-nice-they-re-interesting-they-re-gentle-they-wouldn-t/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [In the time of your life, live - so that in that good time there shall be no ugliness or death for yourself or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/in-the-time-of-your-life-live-so-that-in-that-good-time-there-shall/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [San Francisco is a world to explore. It is a place where the heart can go on a delightful adventure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/san-francisco-is-a-world-to-explore-it-is-a-place-where-the-heart-can/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [Even after you've won fame and fortune, every time you write you've got to write, there's no shortcut, you have to start your career…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/even-after-you-ve-won-fame-and-fortune-every-time-you-write-you-ve/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose history is ended, whose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/i-should-like-to-see-any-power-of-the-world-destroy-this-race-this/) [WILLIAM SAROYAN](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [There could be no extreme vanity in my recognition of myself, if in fact there could be any at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/there-could-be-no-extreme-vanity-in-my-recognition-of-myself-if-in/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) > [“This sense of being out of time has driven thousands of people from their homes into moving-picture theaters where new universes appear before them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/this-sense-of-being-out-of-time-has-driven-thousands-of-people-from/) [William Saroyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-saroyan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/william-saroyan/#itemlist", "name": "10 Way Quotes By William Saroyan", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You write a hit play the same way you write a flop.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Saroyan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/you-write-a-hit-play-the-same-way-you-write-a-flop/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/william-saroyan-1743_flop_you-write-a-hit-play-the-same-way-you-wr_2686117.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/william-saroyan-1743_flop_you-write-a-hit-play-the-same-way-you-wr_2686117.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/william-saroyan-1743_flop_you-write-a-hit-play-the-same-way-you-wr_2686117.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You write a hit play the same way you write a flop.” — William Saroyan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sunday is the day people go quietly mad, one way or another.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Saroyan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-saroyan/sunday-is-the-day-people-go-quietly-mad-one-way-or-another/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/william-saroyan-1743_mad_sunday-is-the-day-people-go-quietly-mad_1880948.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/william-saroyan-1743_mad_sunday-is-the-day-people-go-quietly-mad_1880948.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/william-saroyan-1743_mad_sunday-is-the-day-people-go-quietly-mad_1880948.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sunday is the day people go quietly mad, one way or another.” — William Saroyan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The basic truth of all things, as nearly as we may ever dream of determining and knowing this truth, is form, that which is, as it is. 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