--- title: "17 Write Prose Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 17 Write Prose quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Write Prose sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/cassandra-clare-9_feel_and-write-what-you-love-don-t-feel-press_3020480.jpg" --- > [And write what you love - don't feel pressured to write serious prose if what you like is to be funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/and-write-what-you-love-don-t-feel-pressured-to-write-serious-prose/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/cassandra-clare-9_feel_and-write-what-you-love-don-t-feel-press_3020480.jpg) > [Habit is the best thing for you if you’re trying to write prose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-cheuse/habit-is-the-best-thing-for-you-if-you-re-trying-to-write-prose/) [Alan Cheuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-cheuse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/alan-cheuse-83033_best-things_habit-is-the-best-thing-for-you-if-you-r_1115035.jpg) > [When I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholson-baker/when-i-first-wanted-to-be-a-writer-i-learned-to-write-prose-by/) [Nicholson Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholson-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/nicholson-baker-3405_firsts_when-i-first-wanted-to-be-a-writer-i-lea_1835398.png) > [So I really began as a failed poet - although when I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholson-baker/so-i-really-began-as-a-failed-poet-although-when-i-first-wanted-to-be/) [Nicholson Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholson-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/nicholson-baker-3405_although_so-i-really-began-as-a-failed-poet-altho_2846237.png) > [Why do you always write poetry? Why do you not write prose? Prose is so much more difficult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-pater/why-do-you-always-write-poetry-why-do-you-not-write-prose-prose-is-so/) [Walter Pater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-pater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0a/walter-pater-9808_difficult_why-do-you-always-write-poetry-why-do-yo_2478975.jpg) > [A pop song is a condensed version of a life in three minutes, whereas, when you go to write your prose, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-springsteen/a-pop-song-is-a-condensed-version-of-a-life-in-three-minutes-whereas/) [Bruce Springsteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-springsteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/bruce-springsteen-546_found_a-pop-song-is-a-condensed-version-of-a-l_57966.jpg) > [Because I write prose, when I sat down to write a comic, it feels like my brain's working differently. It actually feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-mina/because-i-write-prose-when-i-sat-down-to-write-a-comic-it-feels-like/) [Denise Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-mina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f23/denise-mina-10719_action_because-i-write-prose-when-i-sat-down-to_1346048.png) > [The decision to write in prose instead of poetry is made more by the readers than by writers. Almost no one is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-morgan/the-decision-to-write-in-prose-instead-of-poetry-is-made-more-by-the/) [Robert Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/robert-morgan-9709_books_the-decision-to-write-in-prose-instead-o_454356.jpg) > [And write what you love - dont feel pressured to write serious prose if what you like is to be funny. You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/and-write-what-you-love-dont-feel-pressured-to-write-serious-prose-if/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/cassandra-clare-9_books_and-write-what-you-love-dont-feel-pressu_2644413.jpg) > [“If you must write prose or poems, the words you use should be your own. Don't plagiarize or take 'on loan'. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-must-write-prose-or-poems-the-words-you-use-should-be-your-own/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01b/anonymous-1_big-nose_if-you-must-write-prose-or-poems-the-wor_1696902.jpg) > [I have a background writing screenplays and teleplays. I've tried to write prose and fiction but never really completed anything I thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-imperioli/i-have-a-background-writing-screenplays-and-teleplays-i-ve-tried-to/) [Michael Imperioli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-imperioli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e7/michael-imperioli-15945_anything_i-have-a-background-writing-screenplays_173137.jpg) > [My friends tell me that I am an intruder, that I don't really write when I attempt poetry. But those of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jorge-luis-borges/my-friends-tell-me-that-i-am-an-intruder-that-i-don-t-really-write/) [Jorge Luis Borges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jorge-luis-borges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f72/jorge-luis-borges-275_friendship_my-friends-tell-me-that-i-am-an-intruder_1969068.jpg) > [You don't have to be as good a writer to write a song; it's a very different process to writing straight prose.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-odell/you-don-t-have-to-be-as-good-a-writer-to-write-a-song-it-s-a-very/) [Tom Odell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-odell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d10/tom-odell-12562_different_you-don-t-have-to-be-as-good-a-writer-to_2894357.jpg) > [In high school, in 1956, at the age of sixteen, we were not taught "creative writing." We were taught literature and grammar.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/in-high-school-in-1956-at-the-age-of-sixteen-we-were-not-taught/) [Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/margaret-atwood-40_age_in-high-school-in-1956-at-the-age-of-six_407786.jpg) > [Thinking in prose is different. I gained an immense amount of respect for people who write prose, and also felt even more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-zapruder/thinking-in-prose-is-different-i-gained-an-immense-amount-of-respect/) [Matthew Zapruder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-zapruder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/matthew-zapruder-12762_different_thinking-in-prose-is-different-i-gained_278209.png) > [Poetry is a language for when you can't quite write prose about something, you can't quite say it, but if you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sakyong-mipham/poetry-is-a-language-for-when-you-can-t-quite-write-prose-about/) [Sakyong Mipham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sakyong-mipham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9be/sakyong-mipham-2871_ifs_poetry-is-a-language-for-when-you-can-t_3088767.jpg) > [I would say that when I write prose I'm a more socially responsible person. I'm much more a citizen of the world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-seshadri/i-would-say-that-when-i-write-prose-i-m-a-more-socially-responsible/) [Vijay Seshadri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-seshadri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/vijay-seshadri-26531_citizens_i-would-say-that-when-i-write-prose-i-m_511912.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/write-prose/#itemlist", "name": "Write Prose Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And write what you love - don't feel pressured to write serious prose if what you like is to be funny.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cassandra Clare" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/and-write-what-you-love-don-t-feel-pressured-to-write-serious-prose/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/cassandra-clare-9_feel_and-write-what-you-love-don-t-feel-press_3020480.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/cassandra-clare-9_feel_and-write-what-you-love-don-t-feel-press_3020480.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/cassandra-clare-9_feel_and-write-what-you-love-don-t-feel-press_3020480.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And write what you love - don't feel pressured to write serious prose if what you like is to be funny.” — Cassandra Clare", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Habit is the best thing for you if you’re trying to write prose.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alan Cheuse" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-cheuse/habit-is-the-best-thing-for-you-if-you-re-trying-to-write-prose/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/alan-cheuse-83033_best-things_habit-is-the-best-thing-for-you-if-you-r_1115035.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/alan-cheuse-83033_best-things_habit-is-the-best-thing-for-you-if-you-r_1115035.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/alan-cheuse-83033_best-things_habit-is-the-best-thing-for-you-if-you-r_1115035.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Habit is the best thing for you if you’re trying to write prose.” — Alan Cheuse", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nicholson Baker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholson-baker/when-i-first-wanted-to-be-a-writer-i-learned-to-write-prose-by/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/nicholson-baker-3405_firsts_when-i-first-wanted-to-be-a-writer-i-lea_1835398.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/nicholson-baker-3405_firsts_when-i-first-wanted-to-be-a-writer-i-lea_1835398.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/nicholson-baker-3405_firsts_when-i-first-wanted-to-be-a-writer-i-lea_1835398.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry.” — Nicholson Baker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So I really began as a failed poet - although when I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nicholson Baker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholson-baker/so-i-really-began-as-a-failed-poet-although-when-i-first-wanted-to-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/nicholson-baker-3405_although_so-i-really-began-as-a-failed-poet-altho_2846237.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/nicholson-baker-3405_although_so-i-really-began-as-a-failed-poet-altho_2846237.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/nicholson-baker-3405_although_so-i-really-began-as-a-failed-poet-altho_2846237.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So I really began as a failed poet - although when I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose…” — Nicholson Baker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Why do you always write poetry? 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