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title: "7 Writer Wouldn Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [Every once in a while someone says, 'You can't really learn anything, if you're really a writer then you wouldn't need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-mattison/every-once-in-a-while-someone-says-you-can-t-really-learn-anything-if/)

[Alice Mattison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-mattison/)

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> [If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-tarantino/if-i-really-considered-myself-a-writer-i-wouldn-t-be-writing/)

[Quentin Tarantino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-tarantino/)

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> [She's a writer. The kind of writer who wouldn't be published outside. She believes that when one deals with words, one deals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/she-s-a-writer-the-kind-of-writer-who-wouldn-t-be-published-outside/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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> [If I were a first rate writer, I wouldn't mind a bit. What does depress me is this: it is so desperately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-gellhorn/if-i-were-a-first-rate-writer-i-wouldn-t-mind-a-bit-what-does-depress/)

[Martha Gellhorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-gellhorn/)

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> [As a writer, I wouldn't know how to not take things out of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-cassavetes/as-a-writer-i-wouldn-t-know-how-to-not-take-things-out-of-my-life/)

[Zoe Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-cassavetes/)

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> [“If I believed people who told me you can't make a living as a writer, I wouldn't be making a living as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-meikle/if-i-believed-people-who-told-me-you-can-t-make-a-living-as-a-writer/)

[William Meikle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-meikle/)

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> [Philip Roth is a good writer, but I wouldn't want to shake hands with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-susann/philip-roth-is-a-good-writer-but-i-wouldn-t-want-to-shake-hands-with/)

[Jacqueline Susann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-susann/)

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