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title: "5 Writer Plays Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-shawn/from-being-a-writer-of-plays-it-was-not-that-surprising-that-somebody/)

[Wallace Shawn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-shawn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/wallace-shawn-7437_actor_from-being-a-writer-of-plays-it-was-not_189651.jpg)

> [The whole duty of a writer is to please and satisfy himself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-b-white/the-whole-duty-of-a-writer-is-to-please-and-satisfy-himself-and-the/)

[E. B. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-b-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/e-b-white-1448_audience_the-whole-duty-of-a-writer-is-to-please_1114844.jpg)

> [“Your whole duty as a writer is to please and satisfy yourself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-b-white-2/your-whole-duty-as-a-writer-is-to-please-and-satisfy-yourself-and-the/)

[E.B. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-b-white-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/e-b-white-2-8829_life_your-whole-duty-as-a-writer-is-to-please_2033256.jpg)

> [“Your whole duty as a writer is to please and satisfy yourself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/your-whole-duty-as-a-writer-is-to-please-and-satisfy-yourself-and-the-2/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64e/anonymous-1_satisfy_your-whole-duty-as-a-writer-is-to-please_2293282.jpg)

> [I don't know if I'm a writer who plays poker or a poker player who writes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-coren-mitchell/i-don-t-know-if-i-m-a-writer-who-plays-poker-or-a-poker-player-who/)

[Victoria Coren Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-coren-mitchell/)

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