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> [“Being a writer of 'literary fiction' means going on and on about something long after the reader has gotten the idea. ...Dan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-ahearn/being-a-writer-of-literary-fiction-means-going-on-and-on-about/)

[Dan Ahearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-ahearn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/dan-ahearn-43580_books_being-a-writer-of-literary-fiction-means_871588.jpg)

> [I resisted children's writing for a long time. I saw myself as a writer of literary fiction. But I had so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-potter/i-resisted-children-s-writing-for-a-long-time-i-saw-myself-as-a/)

[Ellen Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-potter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/ellen-potter-22965_books_i-resisted-children-s-writing-for-a-long_1759398.jpg)

> [I hope I'm not just looked as a writer that is popular but as a writer of literary value.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-hope-i-m-not-just-looked-as-a-writer-that-is-popular-but-as-a/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/sandra-cisneros-862_values_i-hope-i-m-not-just-looked-as-a-writer-t_1971740.png)

> [If what you write is true, it will not be so because of what you are as a writer but because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-riding/if-what-you-write-is-true-it-will-not-be-so-because-of-what-you-are/)

[Laura Riding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-riding/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/laura-riding-9995_being-there_if-what-you-write-is-true-it-will-not-be_2025425.jpg)

> [No one in the modern world is more lonely than the writer with a literary conscience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-glasgow/no-one-in-the-modern-world-is-more-lonely-than-the-writer-with-a/)

[Ellen Glasgow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-glasgow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/966/ellen-glasgow-1897_conscience_no-one-in-the-modern-world-is-more-lonel_2406383.png)

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