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title: "11 Willing Write Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [Thank God for novelists. Thank God there are people willing to write everything down. Otherwise, so much would be forgotten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/thank-god-for-novelists-thank-god-there-are-people-willing-to-write/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

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> [Good actors can do anything, and there'll be amazing writers who are willing to write for everyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-bailey/good-actors-can-do-anything-and-there-ll-be-amazing-writers-who-are/)

[Jonathan Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-bailey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/688/jonathan-bailey-9416_amazing_good-actors-can-do-anything-and-there-ll_2189485.jpg)

> [I am even ready to dance if someone is willing to write those parts for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaideep-ahlawat/i-am-even-ready-to-dance-if-someone-is-willing-to-write-those-parts/)

[Jaideep Ahlawat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaideep-ahlawat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/jaideep-ahlawat-7608_dance_i-am-even-ready-to-dance-if-someone-is-w_940055.jpg)

> [There were a lot of people who were willing to write a letter for me. Not because I was academically inclined, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-smith/there-were-a-lot-of-people-who-were-willing-to-write-a-letter-for-me/)

[Sam Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/sam-smith-2934_hard_there-were-a-lot-of-people-who-were-will_2076199.jpg)

> [Because you can't write habitually and well all the time, you have to be willing to write badly. That's how you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-egan/because-you-can-t-write-habitually-and-well-all-the-time-you-have-to/)

[Jennifer Egan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-egan/)

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> [“You can only write regularly if you're willing to write badly. You can't write regularly and well. One should accept bad writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-egan/you-can-only-write-regularly-if-you-re-willing-to-write-badly-you-can/)

[Jennifer Egan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-egan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/129/jennifer-egan-825_bad-writing_you-can-only-write-regularly-if-you-re-w_322487.jpg)

> [The best work that I am able to do is when I am willing to write about questions I haven't quite figured…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-karam/the-best-work-that-i-am-able-to-do-is-when-i-am-willing-to-write/)

[Stephen Karam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-karam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/393/stephen-karam-10010_able_the-best-work-that-i-am-able-to-do-is-wh_2490384.jpg)

> [I don't really have any "must work withs," but I would never refuse if a celebrity or fellow musician came along who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lita-ford/i-don-t-really-have-any-must-work-withs-but-i-would-never-refuse-if-a/)

[Lita Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lita-ford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/675/lita-ford-16643_fellows_i-don-t-really-have-any-must-work-withs_2489920.png)

> [We all have time to write. We have time to write the minute we are willing to write badly, to chase a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-cameron/we-all-have-time-to-write-we-have-time-to-write-the-minute-we-are/)

[Julia Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-cameron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/julia-cameron-830_dead-end_we-all-have-time-to-write-we-have-time-t_3010324.jpg)

> [I didn't want to be apologetic about my love story, and I think to be willing to write about love you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/i-didn-t-want-to-be-apologetic-about-my-love-story-and-i-think-to-be/)

[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-505_apologetic_i-didn-t-want-to-be-apologetic-about-my_2137934.jpg)

> [It is the most annoyingly painful feeling in the world when there is someone willing to write until their fingers have ached…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/needa-muy/it-is-the-most-annoyingly-painful-feeling-in-the-world-when-there-is/)

[Needa Muy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/needa-muy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ca/needa-muy-14007_poetry_it-is-the-most-annoyingly-painful-feelin_718135.jpg)

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