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> [An excess of development can undermine the most ephemeral but distinctive tool a writer possesses: authorial voice. A writer's voice is as individual and marked as a thumbprint, and is a playwright's truest imprimatur. It is as innate as breathing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/an-excess-of-development-can-undermine-the-most-ephemeral-but/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

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## More by David Wright

> [The brilliant thing about baseball is you're never really out of it.The brilliant thing about baseball is you're never really out of it -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/the-brilliant-thing-about-baseball-is-you-re-never-really-out-of-it/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [I want to win a World Series. I couldn't care less about MVP.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/i-want-to-win-a-world-series-i-couldn-t-care-less-about-mvp/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [When it’s all said and done, I want to be able to say I got the most out of my potential. I don’t want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/when-it-s-all-said-and-done-i-want-to-be-able-to-say-i-got-the-most/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [It's so unique. Wilson Park is just such a gem. It's in a convenient location.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/it-s-so-unique-wilson-park-is-just-such-a-gem-it-s-in-a-convenient/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [I don't care how much I'm talked about or hyped. It's still up to me to go out and perform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/i-don-t-care-how-much-i-m-talked-about-or-hyped-it-s-still-up-to-me/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [To me, the fun part of hitting is the thinking part. It's the game within the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/to-me-the-fun-part-of-hitting-is-the-thinking-part-it-s-the-game/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [I do like to wear the same hat on game days, but I consider that more of a routine thing than a superstition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/i-do-like-to-wear-the-same-hat-on-game-days-but-i-consider-that-more/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [I’m always looking to improve. And every year I want to do better than the year before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/i-m-always-looking-to-improve-and-every-year-i-want-to-do-better-than/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [Baseball is the reason I have my apartment, baseball is the reason I'm on the cover of video game. Baseball is what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/baseball-is-the-reason-i-have-my-apartment-baseball-is-the-reason-i-m/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [Whether you have a great game or a terrible game, tomorrow's another day and you've got to come out here and compete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/whether-you-have-a-great-game-or-a-terrible-game-tomorrow-s-another/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [Baseball caps never go out of style and are easy to wear. Beyond baseball, beyond sports, I really do think a baseball cap is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/baseball-caps-never-go-out-of-style-and-are-easy-to-wear-beyond/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [Sure, finishing last has negative connotations. But finishing second-to-last or last is still losing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/sure-finishing-last-has-negative-connotations-but-finishing-second-to/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [I'm very confident in what I do, but I'd like to think I don't ever show any kind of cockiness or overconfidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/i-m-very-confident-in-what-i-do-but-i-d-like-to-think-i-don-t-ever/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [If have the choice, to play or not play, I would rather be in there, ... But I appreciate Willie calling me in and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/if-have-the-choice-to-play-or-not-play-i-would-rather-be-in-there-but/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

> [I'm very modest. I know that baseball is a very humbling game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wright/i-m-very-modest-i-know-that-baseball-is-a-very-humbling-game/)

[David Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wright/)

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