--- title: "10 Writer Used Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Writer Used quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Writer Used sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/desiree-akhavan-43697_my-way_i-m-a-director-and-a-writer-and-i-m-used_1988888.jpg" --- > [I'm a director and a writer, and I'm used to having my way. I'm not used to being a vessel for other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desiree-akhavan/i-m-a-director-and-a-writer-and-i-m-used-to-having-my-way-i-m-not/) [Desiree Akhavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desiree-akhavan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/desiree-akhavan-43697_my-way_i-m-a-director-and-a-writer-and-i-m-used_1988888.jpg) > [I'm good at being by myself. I guess if you're a writer you get used to that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-klosterman/i-m-good-at-being-by-myself-i-guess-if-you-re-a-writer-you-get-used/) [Chuck Klosterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-klosterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/chuck-klosterman-804_good_i-m-good-at-being-by-myself-i-guess-if-y_716832.png) > [Of course having a baby derails the writing process for some time. And I will be the first to say that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-rutkoski/of-course-having-a-baby-derails-the-writing-process-for-some-time-and/) [Marie Rutkoski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-rutkoski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/marie-rutkoski-7339_after_of-course-having-a-baby-derails-the-writ_2778168.jpg) > [The writer has to take the most used, most familiar objects - nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs - ball them together and make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-angelou/the-writer-has-to-take-the-most-used-most-familiar-objects-nouns/) [Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-angelou/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a82/maya-angelou-104_adverbs_the-writer-has-to-take-the-most-used-mos_2195819.jpg) > [I feel like I kind of earned my stripes working with The Stereotypes. It was maybe my 6th songwriting session I've ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-petras/i-feel-like-i-kind-of-earned-my-stripes-working-with-the-stereotypes/) [Kim Petras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-petras/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/kim-petras-17150_maybe_i-feel-like-i-kind-of-earned-my-stripes_254447.jpg) > [I think I became a writer because I used to write letters to my friends, and I used to love writing them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-nicholls/i-think-i-became-a-writer-because-i-used-to-write-letters-to-my/) [David Nicholls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-nicholls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/david-nicholls-873_became_i-think-i-became-a-writer-because-i-used_1503649.png) > [In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-hall/in-many-ways-theatre-is-more-rewarding-for-a-writer-i-used-to-think/) [Lee Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-hall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/lee-hall-32594_actor_in-many-ways-theatre-is-more-rewarding-f_2851531.jpg) > [I remember when I was younger, there was a well-known writer who used to dart down the back way whenever saw me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-sherwood/i-remember-when-i-was-younger-there-was-a-well-known-writer-who-used/) [Robert E. Sherwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-sherwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/robert-e-sherwood-36984_known_i-remember-when-i-was-younger-there-was_2412692.png) > [Read him slowly, dear girl, you must read Kipling slowly. Watch carefully where the commas fall so you can discover the natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ondaatje/read-him-slowly-dear-girl-you-must-read-kipling-slowly-watch/) [Michael Ondaatje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ondaatje/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/michael-ondaatje-940_believe_read-him-slowly-dear-girl-you-must-read_978969.png) > [At some point along the way, I stopped being a writer, and I became a black writer. I never used to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/at-some-point-along-the-way-i-stopped-being-a-writer-and-i-became-a/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/christopher-priest-10472_green_at-some-point-along-the-way-i-stopped-be_1429160.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer-used/#itemlist", "name": "Writer Used Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a director and a writer, and I'm used to having my way. 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