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> [I was not especially a writer back in college.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sapolsky/i-was-not-especially-a-writer-back-in-college/)

[Robert Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sapolsky/)

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> [It didn't occur to me that I could be a writer until college. I saw all these people around me training to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brandon/it-didn-t-occur-to-me-that-i-could-be-a-writer-until-college-i-saw/)

[John Brandon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brandon/)

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> [I think especially in academia, we are coached to go the route of paying to submit our writing to small publications, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-land/i-think-especially-in-academia-we-are-coached-to-go-the-route-of/)

[Stephanie Land](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-land/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/stephanie-land-5532_academia_i-think-especially-in-academia-we-are-co_1352805.jpg)

> [The fact is that I write under duress, often in my bed, often at the last minute. I'm kind of a binge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/the-fact-is-that-i-write-under-duress-often-in-my-bed-often-at-the/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

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> [I wasn't a very good writer before college. I don't think I was a very good reader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deray-mckesson/i-wasn-t-a-very-good-writer-before-college-i-don-t-think-i-was-a-very/)

[DeRay Mckesson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deray-mckesson/)

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