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title: "15 Write Trying Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 15 Write Trying quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Write Trying sayings and thoughts."
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> [“If you can't write, keep trying. If you can't read, ask for help.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-strandberg/if-you-can-t-write-keep-trying-if-you-can-t-read-ask-for-help/)

[Greg Strandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-strandberg/)

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> [“While I was trying to write, I was trying to grow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/while-i-was-trying-to-write-i-was-trying-to-grow/)

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

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> [I dream too much, and I don't write enough, and I'm trying to find God everywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anis-mojgani/i-dream-too-much-and-i-don-t-write-enough-and-i-m-trying-to-find-god/)

[Anis Mojgani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anis-mojgani/)

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> [Anytime I write something that's trying to be too smart, it doesn't work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/anytime-i-write-something-that-s-trying-to-be-too-smart-it-doesn-t/)

[Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/emeli-sande-16575_intelligence_anytime-i-write-something-that-s-trying_2509014.jpg)

> [Crassly put: When I write, I am trying not to bore myself and my readers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-dove/crassly-put-when-i-write-i-am-trying-not-to-bore-myself-and-my-readers/)

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

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> [I write down portions, maybe fragments, and perhaps an imperfect view of what Im hoping to write. Out of that, I keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-salter/i-write-down-portions-maybe-fragments-and-perhaps-an-imperfect-view/)

[James Salter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-salter/)

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> [Often when I write I am trying to make words do the work of line and color. I have the painter's sensitivity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-bowen/often-when-i-write-i-am-trying-to-make-words-do-the-work-of-line-and/)

[Elizabeth Bowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-bowen/)

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> [It's hard enough for me to write what I want to write without me trying to write what you say they want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tennessee-williams/it-s-hard-enough-for-me-to-write-what-i-want-to-write-without-me/)

[Tennessee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tennessee-williams/)

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> [Don't write about trying to change the world, just write about a changed world or a world that's not changing. Let that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-beatty/don-t-write-about-trying-to-change-the-world-just-write-about-a/)

[Paul Beatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-beatty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/paul-beatty-6684_change_don-t-write-about-trying-to-change-the-w_1306022.png)

> [There's always a problem when you write, something you're trying to resolve, and sometimes a view can be inspiring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hisham-matar/there-s-always-a-problem-when-you-write-something-you-re-trying-to/)

[Hisham Matar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hisham-matar/)

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> [For all of my life, I've had this one song in my head, and I'm still trying to write it. I'm still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torquil-campbell/for-all-of-my-life-i-ve-had-this-one-song-in-my-head-and-i-m-still/)

[Torquil Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torquil-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/164/torquil-campbell-28620_bits_for-all-of-my-life-i-ve-had-this-one-son_1139472.jpg)

> [Music is supposed to be entertaining and if it touches you emotionally, so much the better. Sometimes you do it to save…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-clark/music-is-supposed-to-be-entertaining-and-if-it-touches-you/)

[Guy Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-clark/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/guy-clark-19002_brain_music-is-supposed-to-be-entertaining-and_518838.jpg)

> [I had a student once come up to me and we were talking about this incident, and, of course, I never had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-beatty/i-had-a-student-once-come-up-to-me-and-we-were-talking-about-this/)

[Paul Beatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-beatty/)

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> [I come from a place of darkness when I write because I'm always trying to figure things out. It's kind of like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skylar-grey/i-come-from-a-place-of-darkness-when-i-write-because-i-m-always/)

[Skylar Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skylar-grey/)

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> [When I write I am trying to express my way of being in the world. This is primarily a process of elimination:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zadie-smith/when-i-write-i-am-trying-to-express-my-way-of-being-in-the-world-this/)

[Zadie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zadie-smith/)

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