--- title: "16 Write Days Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 16 Write Days quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Write Days sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/ned-beauman-15688_excuse_i-m-very-finicky-about-when-i-m-in-the-r_615083.png" --- > [I'm very finicky about when I'm in the right mood to write. So most days, I find some excuse not to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-beauman/i-m-very-finicky-about-when-i-m-in-the-right-mood-to-write-so-most/) [Ned Beauman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-beauman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/ned-beauman-15688_excuse_i-m-very-finicky-about-when-i-m-in-the-r_615083.png) > [I have idea files of books that I want to write one of these days, stories I want to write one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-have-idea-files-of-books-that-i-want-to-write-one-of-these-days/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/george-r-r-martin-2-926_book_i-have-idea-files-of-books-that-i-want-t_2826990.jpg) > [I think about my films for a long time, maybe years, but I write them in days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anurag-kashyap/i-think-about-my-films-for-a-long-time-maybe-years-but-i-write-them/) [Anurag Kashyap](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anurag-kashyap/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a32/anurag-kashyap-10568_cinema_i-think-about-my-films-for-a-long-time-m_582470.png) > [It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/it-is-necessary-to-write-if-the-days-are-not-to-slip-emptily-by-how/) [Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vita-sackville-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/vita-sackville-west-4366_butterfly_it-is-necessary-to-write-if-the-days-are_1222733.jpg) > [Sometimes you just have to write some days off, and I know that's a terrible thing to say, but it's the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vogue-williams/sometimes-you-just-have-to-write-some-days-off-and-i-know-that-s-a/) [Vogue Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vogue-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/vogue-williams-6088_days_sometimes-you-just-have-to-write-some-da_1656455.jpg) > [I write 3-4 days a week, 4-5 hours at a time (with lots of breaks). My goal is 2000 words when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/i-write-3-4-days-a-week-4-5-hours-at-a-time-with-lots-of-breaks-my/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/nicholas-sparks-93_basics_i-write-3-4-days-a-week-4-5-hours-at-a-t_145614.jpg) > [It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/it-is-necessary-to-write-if-the-days-are-not-to-slip-emptily-by-how-2/) [Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vita-sackville-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/vita-sackville-west-4366_butterfly_it-is-necessary-to-write-if-the-days-are_2228792.jpg) > [W.S Merwin says "after three days of rain" and I write "After Twelve Days of Rain." I like his quietude. I admire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorianne-laux/w-s-merwin-says-after-three-days-of-rain-and-i-write-after-twelve/) [Dorianne Laux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorianne-laux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/dorianne-laux-12252_ability_w-s-merwin-says-after-three-days-of-rain_700969.png) > [One day, I can come up with 50 content ideas, and I'm like, 'Boom, I want to do this idea, this idea,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jojo-siwa/one-day-i-can-come-up-with-50-content-ideas-and-i-m-like-boom-i-want/) [JoJo Siwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jojo-siwa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/jojo-siwa-15314_day_one-day-i-can-come-up-with-50-content-id_201099.jpg) > [Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the muse. I don't buy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/writing-is-total-grunt-work-a-lot-of-people-think-it-s-all-about/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/jodi-picoult-45_down-and_writing-is-total-grunt-work-a-lot-of-peo_2872475.jpg) > [I write five, six days a week. The thing is capturing the voice. I feel like I've been perfecting one voice -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-shteyngart/i-write-five-six-days-a-week-the-thing-is-capturing-the-voice-i-feel/) [Gary Shteyngart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-shteyngart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/gary-shteyngart-2177_different_i-write-five-six-days-a-week-the-thing-i_993144.png) > [I procrastinate in spades. In my defence, I also try to have all other distractions solved before I can concentrate on writing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-zusak/i-procrastinate-in-spades-in-my-defence-i-also-try-to-have-all-other/) [Markus Zusak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-zusak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/markus-zusak-165_defence_i-procrastinate-in-spades-in-my-defence_2658582.png) > [The cool thing about writing is that there is really never a typical day. Sometimes I get a rhythm going and head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-briggs/the-cool-thing-about-writing-is-that-there-is-really-never-a-typical/) [Patricia Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-briggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b0/patricia-briggs-571_blank_the-cool-thing-about-writing-is-that-the_1545393.png) > [“The main thing is to WRITE. Some days it might be 2000 words. Some days you might tinker with two sentences until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-k-madigan/the-main-thing-is-to-write-some-days-it-might-be-2000-words-some-days/) [L.K. Madigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-k-madigan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc9/l-k-madigan-110238_books_the-main-thing-is-to-write-some-days-it_776182.jpg) > [I start out to write five days a week, and then it runs to six days and finally seven. Then, eventually, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-steinbeck/i-start-out-to-write-five-days-a-week-and-then-it-runs-to-six-days/) [John Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-steinbeck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebd/john-steinbeck-71_facility_i-start-out-to-write-five-days-a-week-an_617804.jpg) > [I don't want to overplay the diary's significance, but it's a really helpful batting aid. It's not an obsession because I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-strauss/i-don-t-want-to-overplay-the-diary-s-significance-but-it-s-a-really/) [Andrew Strauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-strauss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cf/andrew-strauss-8227_day_i-don-t-want-to-overplay-the-diary-s-sig_706784.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/write-days/#itemlist", "name": "Write Days Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm very finicky about when I'm in the right mood to write. 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That is where the writer scores over his fellows: he catches the changes of his mind on the hop.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vita Sackville-West" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/it-is-necessary-to-write-if-the-days-are-not-to-slip-emptily-by-how-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/vita-sackville-west-4366_butterfly_it-is-necessary-to-write-if-the-days-are_2228792.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/vita-sackville-west-4366_butterfly_it-is-necessary-to-write-if-the-days-are_2228792.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/vita-sackville-west-4366_butterfly_it-is-necessary-to-write-if-the-days-are_2228792.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. 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I admire his ability to be simple without being simplistic.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dorianne Laux" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorianne-laux/w-s-merwin-says-after-three-days-of-rain-and-i-write-after-twelve/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/dorianne-laux-12252_ability_w-s-merwin-says-after-three-days-of-rain_700969.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/dorianne-laux-12252_ability_w-s-merwin-says-after-three-days-of-rain_700969.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/dorianne-laux-12252_ability_w-s-merwin-says-after-three-days-of-rain_700969.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“W.S Merwin says \"after three days of rain\" and I write \"After Twelve Days of Rain.\" I like his quietude. 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A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the muse. I don't buy that. It's a job. There are days when I really want to write, days when I don't. Every day I sit down and write.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jodi Picoult" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/writing-is-total-grunt-work-a-lot-of-people-think-it-s-all-about/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/jodi-picoult-45_down-and_writing-is-total-grunt-work-a-lot-of-peo_2872475.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/jodi-picoult-45_down-and_writing-is-total-grunt-work-a-lot-of-peo_2872475.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/jodi-picoult-45_down-and_writing-is-total-grunt-work-a-lot-of-peo_2872475.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the muse. 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