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title: "4 Write Deadline Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“Trying to write on a deadline is like trying to have an orgasm with a gun to your head.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-gruenenfelder/trying-to-write-on-a-deadline-is-like-trying-to-have-an-orgasm-with-a/)

[Kim Gruenenfelder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-gruenenfelder/)

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> [I write for a radio show that, no matter what, will go on the air Saturday at five o'clock central time. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrison-keillor/i-write-for-a-radio-show-that-no-matter-what-will-go-on-the-air/)

[Garrison Keillor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrison-keillor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fa/garrison-keillor-1037_adrenaline_i-write-for-a-radio-show-that-no-matter_2197509.jpg)

> [I'm guessing the stress of having to write for a deadline can be inspiring. Sometimes, pressure is good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-dalton/i-m-guessing-the-stress-of-having-to-write-for-a-deadline-can-be/)

[Timothy Dalton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-dalton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/timothy-dalton-29416_deadline_i-m-guessing-the-stress-of-having-to-wri_2609519.png)

> [I really think more fledgling novelists - and many current and even established novelists - should get out into the real world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-box-2/i-really-think-more-fledgling-novelists-and-many-current-and-even/)

[C. J. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-box-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/c-j-box-2-59507_cover_i-really-think-more-fledgling-novelists_2624415.jpg)

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