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title: "17 Write Simple Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Write Simple quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Write Simple sayings and thoughts."
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> [“If you want to write, write. It’s as simple as that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-d-green/if-you-want-to-write-write-it-s-as-simple-as-that/)

[K.D. Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-d-green/)

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> [I want to write something so simple, so short and so silly... and I want it to be for my brother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/i-want-to-write-something-so-simple-so-short-and-so-silly-and-i-want/)

[Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/)

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> [“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/if-you-don-t-have-time-to-read-you-don-t-have-the-time-or-the-tools/)

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

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> [I have always tried to write in a simple way, using down-to-earth and not abstract words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georges-simenon/i-have-always-tried-to-write-in-a-simple-way-using-down-to-earth-and/)

[Georges Simenon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georges-simenon/)

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> [You don't have to know anything about music to understand what I write. Mine are simple melodies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-warren/you-don-t-have-to-know-anything-about-music-to-understand-what-i/)

[Harry Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-warren/)

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> [Writers write. That's all it is. It is as simple, and as complex, as that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/writers-write-that-s-all-it-is-it-is-as-simple-and-as-complex-as-that/)

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

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> [“Genius writers write simple, Garbage writers write fancy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/genius-writers-write-simple-garbage-writers-write-fancy/)

[Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/)

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> [I had no idea how complicated and solitary it could be to write a simple book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-lawson/i-had-no-idea-how-complicated-and-solitary-it-could-be-to-write-a/)

[Jenny Lawson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-lawson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc4/jenny-lawson-3391_book_i-had-no-idea-how-complicated-and-solita_2186034.png)

> [“Can I be blunt on this subject? If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/can-i-be-blunt-on-this-subject-if-you-don-t-have-time-to-read-you-don/)

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

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> [I think people who create and write, it actually does flow-just flows from into their head, into their hand, and they write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mccartney/i-think-people-who-create-and-write-it-actually-does-flow-just-flows/)

[Paul McCartney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mccartney/)

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> [If you really want to write, then shut yourself in a room, close the door, and WRITE. If you don't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-garden/if-you-really-want-to-write-then-shut-yourself-in-a-room-close-the/)

[Mary Garden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-garden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffb/mary-garden-29788_simple_if-you-really-want-to-write-then-shut-yo_1939767.jpg)

> [People just don't know how to write down a simple easy line. It's difficult for them; it's like trying to keep a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/people-just-don-t-know-how-to-write-down-a-simple-easy-line-it-s/)

[Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/)

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> [On the 'Star,' you were forced to learn to write a simple declarative sentence. This is useful to anyone. Newspaper work will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-hemingway/on-the-star-you-were-forced-to-learn-to-write-a-simple-declarative/)

[Ernest Hemingway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-hemingway/)

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> [Arriving at a simple piece of music is a very difficult balance because, in being simple, you could easily be banal, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludovico-einaudi/arriving-at-a-simple-piece-of-music-is-a-very-difficult-balance/)

[Ludovico Einaudi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludovico-einaudi/)

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> [When I write something simple I'm always really proud of it. When you write something that simple with that much air in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-earle/when-i-write-something-simple-i-m-always-really-proud-of-it-when-you/)

[Steve Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-earle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c8/steve-earle-2893_caught-up_when-i-write-something-simple-i-m-always_386155.png)

> [“It's hard for me to believe that people who read very little - or not at all in some cases - should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/it-s-hard-for-me-to-believe-that-people-who-read-very-little-or-not-2/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b6/stephen-king-13_writer_it-s-hard-for-me-to-believe-that-people_3168197.jpg)

> [Love is the hardest thing in the world to write about. So simple. You've got to catch it through details, like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-wilder/love-is-the-hardest-thing-in-the-world-to-write-about-so-simple-you/)

[Billy Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-wilder/)

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