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title: "36 Write Short Quotes by 32 authors"
description: "Browse 36 Write Short quotes by 32 authors. Discover the best Write Short sayings and thoughts."
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> [To write a short story, you have to be able to stay up all night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorrie-moore/to-write-a-short-story-you-have-to-be-able-to-stay-up-all-night/)

[Lorrie Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorrie-moore/)

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> [I decided to write short stories because they got rejected quicker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-b-cooney/i-decided-to-write-short-stories-because-they-got-rejected-quicker/)

[Caroline B. Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-b-cooney/)

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> [They write them long because they can't write them short.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-chandler/they-write-them-long-because-they-can-t-write-them-short/)

[Raymond Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-chandler/)

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> [I write short, my words tight to the thread of the narrative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carmen-laforet/i-write-short-my-words-tight-to-the-thread-of-the-narrative/)

[Carmen Laforet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carmen-laforet/)

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> [I write short phrases and used to think they were poems!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aishwarya-r-dhanush/i-write-short-phrases-and-used-to-think-they-were-poems/)

[Aishwarya R. Dhanush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aishwarya-r-dhanush/)

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> [I write short stories, and I wrote a play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-dove/i-write-short-stories-and-i-wrote-a-play/)

[Rita Dove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-dove/)

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> [“Please forgive the long letter; I didn’t have time to write a short one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blaise-pascal/please-forgive-the-long-letter-i-didn-t-have-time-to-write-a-short-one/)

[Blaise Pascal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blaise-pascal/)

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> [I write short stories. I write every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaiah-mustafa/i-write-short-stories-i-write-every-day/)

[Isaiah Mustafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaiah-mustafa/)

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> [I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-radcliffe/i-don-t-think-i-d-have-the-stamina-skill-or-ability-to-write-a-novel/)

[Daniel Radcliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-radcliffe/)

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> [Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/write-a-short-story-every-week-it-s-not-possible-to-write-52-bad/)

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

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> [The only way, I think, to learn to write short stories is to write them, and then try to discover what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flannery-o-connor/the-only-way-i-think-to-learn-to-write-short-stories-is-to-write-them/)

[Flannery O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flannery-o-connor/)

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> [I mostly write short stories. They are best written in a continuous creative process. You have a feel of immediacy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruskin-bond/i-mostly-write-short-stories-they-are-best-written-in-a-continuous/)

[Ruskin Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruskin-bond/)

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> [Don’t try to write a novel. Write short stories and then figure out how to connect them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/don-t-try-to-write-a-novel-write-short-stories-and-then-figure-out/)

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

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> [You can write a short story in two hours. Two hours a day, you have a novel in a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/you-can-write-a-short-story-in-two-hours-two-hours-a-day-you-have-a/)

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

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> [Make no mistake, those who write long books have nothing to say. Of course those who write short books have even less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-z-danielewski/make-no-mistake-those-who-write-long-books-have-nothing-to-say-of/)

[Mark Z. Danielewski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-z-danielewski/)

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> [I began to write short pieces when I was living in a room too small to write a novel in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-cartwright/i-began-to-write-short-pieces-when-i-was-living-in-a-room-too-small/)

[Angela Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-cartwright/)

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> [Novels are so much unrulier and more stressful to write. A short story can last two pages and then it's over, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aimee-bender/novels-are-so-much-unrulier-and-more-stressful-to-write-a-short-story/)

[Aimee Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aimee-bender/)

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> [I write short stories. They may appear big in size, but when you consider it, they're four or five novels in one...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-clavell/i-write-short-stories-they-may-appear-big-in-size-but-when-you/)

[James Clavell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-clavell/)

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> [Yeah, I used to write short stories at first, but once you work on something, you want to show people. My peers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giveon/yeah-i-used-to-write-short-stories-at-first-but-once-you-work-on/)

[Giveon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giveon/)

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> [I try to write short novels and leave details out not because I want to be minimalist, but because I think that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsin-hamid/i-try-to-write-short-novels-and-leave-details-out-not-because-i-want/)

[Mohsin Hamid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsin-hamid/)

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> [I don't write huge books any more. I used to write 1,000 printed pages, but now I write short books. I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-johnson/i-don-t-write-huge-books-any-more-i-used-to-write-1-000-printed-pages/)

[Paul Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-johnson/)

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> [I like to write short stories more because I never met a writer who wasn't lazy. And a short story is, by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/i-like-to-write-short-stories-more-because-i-never-met-a-writer-who/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

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> [A poet can feel free, in my estimation, to write a poem for himself. Or a painter can paint a painting for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keegan-michael-key/a-poet-can-feel-free-in-my-estimation-to-write-a-poem-for-himself-or/)

[Keegan-Michael Key](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keegan-michael-key/)

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> [I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/i-didn-t-have-time-to-write-a-short-letter-so-i-wrote-a-long-one/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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> [“I write long pieces because I don’t have time to write short ones..”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trey-jones/i-write-long-pieces-because-i-don-t-have-time-to-write-short-ones/)

[Trey Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trey-jones/)

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> [“I wanted to write you a short letter but I hadnt time…so I wrote you a long one..”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-lynch/i-wanted-to-write-you-a-short-letter-but-i-hadnt-time-so-i-wrote-you/)

[Conor Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-lynch/)

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> [At the end of the day you do have to write a short novel beforehand, called a script, before you can make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-garrel/at-the-end-of-the-day-you-do-have-to-write-a-short-novel-beforehand/)

[Louis Garrel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-garrel/)

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> [“I don't have time to write you a short letter, so I'm writing you a long one instead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/i-don-t-have-time-to-write-you-a-short-letter-so-i-m-writing-you-a/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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> [Children can't help but create: they need to put their mind on the page, they want to paint, to sculpt, to write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-lehrer/children-can-t-help-but-create-they-need-to-put-their-mind-on-the/)

[Jonah Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-lehrer/)

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> [I write short stories and I write things here and there. I think as an actor, it's really important to at least…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-faist/i-write-short-stories-and-i-write-things-here-and-there-i-think-as-an/)

[Mike Faist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-faist/)

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> [“I wanted to write a short letter but I only had time to write a long one… This is not my quote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaye-linden/i-wanted-to-write-a-short-letter-but-i-only-had-time-to-write-a-long/)

[Kaye Linden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaye-linden/)

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> [I think because I write so many short stories, it's not that hard to come up with characters that are not me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miranda-july/i-think-because-i-write-so-many-short-stories-it-s-not-that-hard-to/)

[Miranda July](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miranda-july/)

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> [“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad stories in a row.” ~ Ray Bradbury”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-scott/write-a-short-story-every-week-it-s-not-possible-to-write-52-bad-2/)

[S.J. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-scott/)

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> [When I was bringing up a child, I taught myself to write in very short, concentrated bursts. If I had a weekend,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-lessing/when-i-was-bringing-up-a-child-i-taught-myself-to-write-in-very-short/)

[Doris Lessing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-lessing/)

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> [I write short stories when a little idea occurs to me, that I know isn't a part of a novel that will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roddy-doyle/i-write-short-stories-when-a-little-idea-occurs-to-me-that-i-know-isn/)

[Roddy Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roddy-doyle/)

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> [If you write a hundred short stories and they're all bad, that doesn't mean you've failed. You fail only if you stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/if-you-write-a-hundred-short-stories-and-they-re-all-bad-that-doesn-t/)

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

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