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title: "15 Write Honest Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 15 Write Honest quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Write Honest sayings and thoughts."
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> [I feel like I try to write from an honest of a place as I can - without scaring people off too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thundercat/i-feel-like-i-try-to-write-from-an-honest-of-a-place-as-i-can-without/)

[Thundercat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thundercat/)

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> [We write about everything; we are very honest when we write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perrie-edwards/we-write-about-everything-we-are-very-honest-when-we-write/)

[Perrie Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perrie-edwards/)

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> [I wanted to write honest books for kids because I didn't have those when I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-wanted-to-write-honest-books-for-kids-because-i-didn-t-have-those/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

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> [The faster you blurt, the more swiftly you write, the more honest you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/the-faster-you-blurt-the-more-swiftly-you-write-the-more-honest-you/)

[Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/ray-bradbury-75_faster_the-faster-you-blurt-the-more-swiftly-yo_1049364.jpg)

> [What makes a good writer of history is a guy who is suspicious. Suspicion marks the real difference between the man who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-bishop/what-makes-a-good-writer-of-history-is-a-guy-who-is-suspicious/)

[Jim Bishop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-bishop/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bb/jim-bishop-21544_differences_what-makes-a-good-writer-of-history-is-a_106901.png)

> [I don't really see how any song can not feel contrived if it isn't honest, and how could I write honest songs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-allen/i-don-t-really-see-how-any-song-can-not-feel-contrived-if-it-isn-t/)

[Lily Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lily-allen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/334/lily-allen-4074_can-not_i-don-t-really-see-how-any-song-can-not_1197463.jpg)

> [I'm in an odd position because I write across so many genres for so many people and they all influence me, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-tedder/i-m-in-an-odd-position-because-i-write-across-so-many-genres-for-so/)

[Ryan Tedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-tedder/)

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> [My job is to look out on that world that I write about and be as honest as I possibly can about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/my-job-is-to-look-out-on-that-world-that-i-write-about-and-be-as/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/ta-nehisi-coates-733_about_my-job-is-to-look-out-on-that-world-that_774167.png)

> [There are pretty girls all over the place. But there are still a lot of people standing strong, doing their thing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-grammer/there-are-pretty-girls-all-over-the-place-but-there-are-still-a-lot/)

[Andy Grammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-grammer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/andy-grammer-4148_honest-love_there-are-pretty-girls-all-over-the-plac_819029.png)

> [I think it's so important to write from an honest place, because if I don't do that, I'll just end up writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/griff/i-think-it-s-so-important-to-write-from-an-honest-place-because-if-i/)

[Griff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/griff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/griff-6258_end_i-think-it-s-so-important-to-write-from_1066038.jpg)

> [I knew what I didn't want, and I knew whatever it was going to be it had to be believable and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ella-henderson/i-knew-what-i-didn-t-want-and-i-knew-whatever-it-was-going-to-be-it/)

[Ella Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ella-henderson/)

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> [“1. Write every day 2. Write what interests you. 3. Write for the child inside of you. (Or the adult, if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-yolen/1-write-every-day-2-write-what-interests-you-3-write-for-the-child/)

[Jane Yolen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-yolen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/632/jane-yolen-7302_children_1-write-every-day-2-write-what-interests_262311.jpg)

> [“What can we writers learn from lizards, lift from birds? In quickness is truth. The faster you blurt, the more swiftly you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/what-can-we-writers-learn-from-lizards-lift-from-birds-in-quickness/)

[Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/ray-bradbury-75_bird_what-can-we-writers-learn-from-lizards-l_962632.jpg)

> [I got into the business because I love writing. When it came down to finding my voice, which every writer has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-waithe/i-got-into-the-business-because-i-love-writing-when-it-came-down-to/)

[Lena Waithe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-waithe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e77/lena-waithe-4351_black-people_i-got-into-the-business-because-i-love-w_1339467.jpg)

> [“Are you kidding me?' Shan asked, slightly drunk, slightly dramatic, and now sitting yoga style on the floor. 'You can't write an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/are-you-kidding-me-shan-asked-slightly-drunk-slightly-dramatic-and/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-505_black_are-you-kidding-me-shan-asked-slightly-d_2037959.jpg)

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