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> [Writing has certainly helped me explore about 20,000 versions of my authentic self. I suppose that's what most writers discover if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-flynn/writing-has-certainly-helped-me-explore-about-20-000-versions-of-my/)

[Gillian Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-flynn/)

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> [Literature is always trying to show other parts of this immense universe in which we live. It's endless. I'm sure there will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathalie-sarraute/literature-is-always-trying-to-show-other-parts-of-this-immense/)

[Nathalie Sarraute](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathalie-sarraute/)

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> [In a lot of cases, writers discover that the novel needs to begin later in the action than they'd first thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/in-a-lot-of-cases-writers-discover-that-the-novel-needs-to-begin/)

[Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/)

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> [Dialogue is the place that books are most alive and forge the most direct connection with readers. It is also where we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/dialogue-is-the-place-that-books-are-most-alive-and-forge-the-most/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

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