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> [Success breeds volume, and it's just amazing how many young writers, artists, and musicians there are in town.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-curtis-chapman/success-breeds-volume-and-it-s-just-amazing-how-many-young-writers/)

[Steven Curtis Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-curtis-chapman/)

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> [It is within the power of writers and artists to do much more: to defeat the lie!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleksandr-solzhenitsyn/it-is-within-the-power-of-writers-and-artists-to-do-much-more-to/)

[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleksandr-solzhenitsyn/)

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> [“Insanity is always a reasonable diagnosis when you're dealing with writers and artists”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/insanity-is-always-a-reasonable-diagnosis-when-you-re-dealing-with/)

[Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/)

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> [A lot of writers and artists are like chefs who eat their own cooking in the kitchen and then deliver an empty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-schjeldahl/a-lot-of-writers-and-artists-are-like-chefs-who-eat-their-own-cooking-2/)

[Peter Schjeldahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-schjeldahl/)

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> [I have long held that many of the writers and artists working in the aftermath of 9/11 have presented a faux familiarity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amitava-kumar/i-have-long-held-that-many-of-the-writers-and-artists-working-in-the/)

[Amitava Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amitava-kumar/)

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> [There are very few of us, who reach my advanced age, who are still working in the business, as writers. As artists,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/there-are-very-few-of-us-who-reach-my-advanced-age-who-are-still/)

[Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/)

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> [A lot of writers and artists are like chefs who eat their own cooking in the kitchen and then deliver an empty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-santlofer/a-lot-of-writers-and-artists-are-like-chefs-who-eat-their-own-cooking/)

[Jonathan Santlofer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-santlofer/)

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> [African American writers and artists, by the very nature of what they do, will actually enhance or bring together people in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/african-american-writers-and-artists-by-the-very-nature-of-what-they/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

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> [“The more gifted of these individuals became writers or artists. Even though they were able to point to the truth in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-miller-the-drama-of-the-gifted-child/the-more-gifted-of-these-individuals-became-writers-or-artists-even/)

[Alice MIller, The Drama of the gifted child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-miller-the-drama-of-the-gifted-child/)

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> [Not all writers are artists. But all of us like the idea of somebody in the year 2283 blowing the dust off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-attwood/not-all-writers-are-artists-but-all-of-us-like-the-idea-of-somebody/)

[William Attwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-attwood/)

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> [What I've always seen in writers and artists is the courage it takes to make an original work of art. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/what-i-ve-always-seen-in-writers-and-artists-is-the-courage-it-takes/)

[Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/)

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> [I think it would be very good if writers and artists take a stand in electoral politics. They've got the ability to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-breslin/i-think-it-would-be-very-good-if-writers-and-artists-take-a-stand-in/)

[Jimmy Breslin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-breslin/)

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> [A lot of my friends do creative things and are doing really well at what they do - some writers, some artists.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charli-xcx/a-lot-of-my-friends-do-creative-things-and-are-doing-really-well-at/)

[Charli XCX](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charli-xcx/)

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> [It's hard not to be enthusiastic when you like what you're doing and I love what I do. I love writing stories,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/it-s-hard-not-to-be-enthusiastic-when-you-like-what-you-re-doing-and/)

[Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/)

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> [Vulnerability of artists is definitely what makes organizations like PEN necessary because, as I tried to argue, the actual work that writers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/vulnerability-of-artists-is-definitely-what-makes-organizations-like/)

[Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/)

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> [“Practically all writers and artists are aware of their destiny and see themselves as actors in a fateful drama. With me, nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/practically-all-writers-and-artists-are-aware-of-their-destiny-and/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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> [As I've picked up more responsibilities in life, I've found nearly every one of those extra burdens drains me in a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-keck/as-i-ve-picked-up-more-responsibilities-in-life-i-ve-found-nearly/)

[Kevin Keck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-keck/)

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> [“A writer who makes serious money is never taken seriously. Writers and artists are expected to suffer poverty and privation for their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-zafra/a-writer-who-makes-serious-money-is-never-taken-seriously-writers-and/)

[Jessica Zafra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-zafra/)

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> [Writers and artists never pay attention to advice given by their elders, quite rightly. The only worthwhile advice is the most general:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-carol-oates/writers-and-artists-never-pay-attention-to-advice-given-by-their/)

[Joyce Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-carol-oates/)

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> [“One would expect writers and artists to understand one another better than anyone else and to be more appreciative of one another’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/one-would-expect-writers-and-artists-to-understand-one-another-better/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

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> [There is a line from the Marina Tsvetaeva poem I'm so fond of: "In this most Christian of worlds/ All poets are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-auster/there-is-a-line-from-the-marina-tsvetaeva-poem-i-m-so-fond-of-in-this/)

[Paul Auster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-auster/)

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> [The writers or artists I write about are not necessarily those I care most about (Shakespeare is still my favourite writer) but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-sontag/the-writers-or-artists-i-write-about-are-not-necessarily-those-i-care/)

[Susan Sontag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-sontag/)

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> [I completely believe that - literature for me is a way of life. That's probably true of all writers or all artists.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-vargas-llosa/i-completely-believe-that-literature-for-me-is-a-way-of-life-that-s/)

[Mario Vargas Llosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-vargas-llosa/)

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