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title: "21 Write Living Quotes by 20 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Write Living quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Write Living sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/karin-slaughter-1463_always_it-was-always-my-dream-to-write-for-a-li_2597703.png"
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> [It was always my dream to write for a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karin-slaughter/it-was-always-my-dream-to-write-for-a-living/)

[Karin Slaughter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karin-slaughter/)

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> [I can write in my living room with my wife and kid around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-subramanian/i-can-write-in-my-living-room-with-my-wife-and-kid-around/)

[Ravi Subramanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-subramanian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/785/ravi-subramanian-5634_around_i-can-write-in-my-living-room-with-my-wi_2311447.jpg)

> [I write about living, not dying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-diamond/i-write-about-living-not-dying/)

[John Diamond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-diamond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89b/john-diamond-29905_about_i-write-about-living-not-dying-1210137_1210137.png)

> [Write a living will. And become an organ donor!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/write-a-living-will-and-become-an-organ-donor/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [Who casts to write a living line, must sweat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-jonson/who-casts-to-write-a-living-line-must-sweat/)

[Ben Jonson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-jonson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58c/ben-jonson-1371_casts_who-casts-to-write-a-living-line-must-sw_664092.png)

> [I don't write for a living. I live to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-don-t-write-for-a-living-i-live-to-write/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I had my jazz club and I had enough money. So I didn't have to write for my living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/i-had-my-jazz-club-and-i-had-enough-money-so-i-didn-t-have-to-write/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0c/haruki-murakami-21_clubs_i-had-my-jazz-club-and-i-had-enough-mone_1217544.jpg)

> [I just wanna write about what I am living as a citizen. That's all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jain/i-just-wanna-write-about-what-i-am-living-as-a-citizen-that-s-all/)

[Jain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/jain-14270_about_i-just-wanna-write-about-what-i-am-livin_166143.jpg)

> [I do choose to write for a living - in addition to writing plays. I no longer write sitcoms, and I no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-loomer/i-do-choose-to-write-for-a-living-in-addition-to-writing-plays-i-no/)

[Lisa Loomer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-loomer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d32/lisa-loomer-67597_crafts_i-do-choose-to-write-for-a-living-in-add_863312.jpg)

> [To write for a living, according to Mr. Whipple, is coquetting with starvation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-alexander-durivage/to-write-for-a-living-according-to-mr-whipple-is-coquetting-with/)

[Francis Alexander Durivage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-alexander-durivage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/francis-alexander-durivage-480_life_to-write-for-a-living-according-to-mr-wh_2669879.jpg)

> [I'm a writer. I write not only for a living, I write because I'm a writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-jennings/i-m-a-writer-i-write-not-only-for-a-living-i-write-because-i-m-a/)

[Gary Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-jennings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/gary-jennings-28037_funny_i-m-a-writer-i-write-not-only-for-a-livi_1434579.png)

> [If you're going to write for a living, you should find something fun to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-stross/if-you-re-going-to-write-for-a-living-you-should-find-something-fun/)

[Charles Stross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-stross/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/charles-stross-896_find_if-you-re-going-to-write-for-a-living-yo_1121813.png)

> [I suppose if I didn't write for a living and it couldn't be published, I would have wanted to write anyway. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/decca-aitkenhead/i-suppose-if-i-didn-t-write-for-a-living-and-it-couldn-t-be-published/)

[Decca Aitkenhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/decca-aitkenhead/)

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> [There's a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises……](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-morrison/there-s-a-difference-between-writing-for-a-living-and-writing-for/)

[Toni Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-morrison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/622/toni-morrison-271_compromise_there-s-a-difference-between-writing-for_1295320.jpg)

> [“I didn't always write for a living, and even back when it was my most fondly held dream to one day be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/i-didn-t-always-write-for-a-living-and-even-back-when-it-was-my-most/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/david-rakoff-3308_life_i-didn-t-always-write-for-a-living-and-e_1118503.png)

> [In order to read one must sit down, usually indoors. I am restless and would rather sail a boat than crack a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-b-white/in-order-to-read-one-must-sit-down-usually-indoors-i-am-restless-and/)

[E. B. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-b-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d24/e-b-white-1448_boat_in-order-to-read-one-must-sit-down-usual_2698144.png)

> [While we were promoting 'Wide Open Spaces,' we set aside time to write. We went on several writing retreats where nobody could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martie-maguire/while-we-were-promoting-wide-open-spaces-we-set-aside-time-to-write/)

[Martie Maguire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martie-maguire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbc/martie-maguire-5472_astronomy_while-we-were-promoting-wide-open-spaces_622010.jpg)

> [“Before I continue, I just want to write about living every day like your last one. I don’t agree with it at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cave-man/before-i-continue-i-just-want-to-write-about-living-every-day-like/)

[Cave Man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cave-man/)

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> [Write, if you must; not otherwise. Do not write, if you can earn a fair living at teaching or dressmaking, at electricity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-stuart-phelps-ward/write-if-you-must-not-otherwise-do-not-write-if-you-can-earn-a-fair/)

[Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-stuart-phelps-ward/)

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> [When you write for a living and you can't do anything else, you know that sooner or later that the deadline is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/when-you-write-for-a-living-and-you-can-t-do-anything-else-you-know/)

[Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/)

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> [“During the act of making something, I experience a kind of blissful absence of the self and a loss of time. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/during-the-act-of-making-something-i-experience-a-kind-of-blissful/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d02/david-rakoff-3308_art_during-the-act-of-making-something-i-exp_2307540.jpg)

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