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title: "10 Writer Author Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [“A writer, an author or a poet does not write because of a public or herself. She lives by a great youth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-hermans/a-writer-an-author-or-a-poet-does-not-write-because-of-a-public-or/)

[Petra Hermans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-hermans/)

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> [“A writer or an author must always be the no.1 fan of his/her book.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aditi-dufare/a-writer-or-an-author-must-always-be-the-no-1-fan-of-his-her-book/)

[Aditi Dufare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aditi-dufare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ee/aditi-dufare-56019_author_a-writer-or-an-author-must-always-be-the_437488.jpg)

> [“There is a difference between an author and a writer. The author never gives up when things go wrong, but the writer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/millicent-ashby/there-is-a-difference-between-an-author-and-a-writer-the-author-never/)

[Millicent Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/millicent-ashby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bb/millicent-ashby-23524_books_there-is-a-difference-between-an-author_2865564.jpg)

> [I'm a commercial writer, not an author. Margaret Mitchell was an author. She wrote one book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/i-m-a-commercial-writer-not-an-author-margaret-mitchell-was-an-author/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/mickey-spillane-13884_author_i-m-a-commercial-writer-not-an-author-ma_2710765.jpg)

> [As a writer, author, creator of something the fact that people are still interested, is fantastic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/as-a-writer-author-creator-of-something-the-fact-that-people-are/)

[Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b59/phil-collins-3028_books_as-a-writer-author-creator-of-something_1328470.jpg)

> [“Always keep in mind that writer/ author is the another name of storm. So it can run in any medium with his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pranita-deshpande/always-keep-in-mind-that-writer-author-is-the-another-name-of-storm/)

[pranita deshpande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pranita-deshpande/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d1/pranita-deshpande-77248_author_always-keep-in-mind-that-writer-author-i_874731.jpg)

> [Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidonie-gabrielle-colette/sit-down-and-put-down-everything-that-comes-into-your-head-and-then/)

[Sidonie Gabrielle Colette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidonie-gabrielle-colette/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/sidonie-gabrielle-colette-1197_author_sit-down-and-put-down-everything-that-co_2469291.jpg)

> [I don't think any Writer/Author wrote something to be famous, He just have shared his feelings, What makes him famous is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nishan-panwar/i-don-t-think-any-writer-author-wrote-something-to-be-famous-he-just/)

[Nishan Panwar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nishan-panwar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/345/nishan-panwar-14_books_i-don-t-think-any-writer-author-wrote-so_2294045.jpg)

> [“Put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colette/put-down-everything-that-comes-into-your-head-and-then-you-re-a/)

[Colette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colette/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34f/colette-11008_author_put-down-everything-that-comes-into-your_409334.jpg)

> [“An author is similar to an actor. They play many characters in their lives—photographer, nurse, dancer, doctor, writer, etc. As an author,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mischa-temaul/an-author-is-similar-to-an-actor-they-play-many-characters-in-their/)

[Mischa Temaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mischa-temaul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/mischa-temaul-79749_actress_an-author-is-similar-to-an-actor-they-pl_1258128.jpg)

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