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title: "6 Write Naturally Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [To express truth is to write naturally, forcibly, and delicately.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-de-la-bruyere/to-express-truth-is-to-write-naturally-forcibly-and-delicately/)

[Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-de-la-bruyere/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_inspirational_to-express-truth-is-to-write-naturally-f_83628.png)

> [I don't think I ever worry too much about what our target audience is, what we should be releasing. I just write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gore/i-don-t-think-i-ever-worry-too-much-about-what-our-target-audience-is/)

[Martin Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/martin-gore-10578_audience_i-don-t-think-i-ever-worry-too-much-abou_336547.jpg)

> [We speak naturally but spend all our lives trying to write naturally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-wise-brown/we-speak-naturally-but-spend-all-our-lives-trying-to-write-naturally/)

[Margaret Wise Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-wise-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbb/margaret-wise-brown-28501_naturally_we-speak-naturally-but-spend-all-our-liv_837144.jpg)

> [I think that I write much more naturally about characters in solitude than characters interacting with others. My natural inclination - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-merrill-block/i-think-that-i-write-much-more-naturally-about-characters-in-solitude/)

[Stefan Merrill Block](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-merrill-block/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0b/stefan-merrill-block-42153_behave_i-think-that-i-write-much-more-naturally_1195197.jpg)

> [The whole genius of an author consists in describing well, and delineating character well. Homer, Plato, Virgil, Horace only excel other writers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-de-la-bruyere/the-whole-genius-of-an-author-consists-in-describing-well-and/)

[Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-de-la-bruyere/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_books_the-whole-genius-of-an-author-consists-i_2430251.png)

> [I like things that reach a little further and are a little more abstract, but I don't think that's what I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-adams/i-like-things-that-reach-a-little-further-and-are-a-little-more/)

[Ryan Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/ryan-adams-3854_abstract_i-like-things-that-reach-a-little-furthe_2449540.jpg)

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