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title: "38 Writers Say Quotes by 37 authors"
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> [Writers who have nothing to say always strain for metaphors to say it in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/writers-who-have-nothing-to-say-always-strain-for-metaphors-to-say-it/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

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> [Our language has become a tired and inefficient thing in the hands of journalists and writers who have nothing to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-wilson/our-language-has-become-a-tired-and-inefficient-thing-in-the-hands-of/)

[Colin Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-wilson/)

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> [Great writers say things that are so beautiful, the very act of repeating them makes life itself more beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-queenan/great-writers-say-things-that-are-so-beautiful-the-very-act-of/)

[Joe Queenan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-queenan/)

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> [You know what writers say about their long books: If I had another year, the book would be half as long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-remnick/you-know-what-writers-say-about-their-long-books-if-i-had-another/)

[David Remnick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-remnick/)

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> [At the most basic level, I appreciate writers who have something to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/at-the-most-basic-level-i-appreciate-writers-who-have-something-to-say/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

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> [The writers who have nothing to say, are the ones you can buy, the others have too high a price.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lippmann/the-writers-who-have-nothing-to-say-are-the-ones-you-can-buy-the/)

[Walter Lippmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lippmann/)

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> [There are writers who say they have no social responsibility except to write a good book, but that doesn't satisfy me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheri-s-tepper/there-are-writers-who-say-they-have-no-social-responsibility-except/)

[Sheri S. Tepper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheri-s-tepper/)

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> [Writers say many true things about their own experiences with publicity and promotion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/writers-say-many-true-things-about-their-own-experiences-with/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

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> [I've heard people, usually writers, say that no one wrote a great book after winning the Booker, but I honestly did not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-enright/i-ve-heard-people-usually-writers-say-that-no-one-wrote-a-great-book/)

[Anne Enright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-enright/)

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> [“Some writers say they find the writing process lonely. I don't. Yes, it's solitary but when you can escape into a world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/some-writers-say-they-find-the-writing-process-lonely-i-don-t-yes-it/)

[Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/)

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> [I am suspicious of writers who say their work is original and influenced by nobody. If it is, it is probably uninteresting.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teju-cole/i-am-suspicious-of-writers-who-say-their-work-is-original-and/)

[Teju Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teju-cole/)

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> [“All aspiring writers say these things: "I will not compromise and write a best seller!"—as if they could! There may be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-sarton/all-aspiring-writers-say-these-things-i-will-not-compromise-and-write/)

[May Sarton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-sarton/)

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> [It puzzles me when writers say they can't read fiction when they're writing fiction because they don't want to be influenced. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-van-den-berg/it-puzzles-me-when-writers-say-they-can-t-read-fiction-when-they-re/)

[Laura van den Berg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-van-den-berg/)

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> [Writers always say, 'I always knew I wanted to be a writer; when I was a three-month-old foetus a pen formed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/writers-always-say-i-always-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-writer-when-i-was-a/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

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> [“Never to have lived is best, ancient writers say; Never to have drawn the breath of life, never to have looked into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-b-yeats/never-to-have-lived-is-best-ancient-writers-say-never-to-have-drawn-2/)

[W.B. Yeats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-b-yeats/)

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> [I've met many, many writers who say they would never write about their family, never write about people they did not totally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/i-ve-met-many-many-writers-who-say-they-would-never-write-about-their/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

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> [People say, 'What advice do you have for people who want to be writers?' I say, they don't really need advice, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-l-stine/people-say-what-advice-do-you-have-for-people-who-want-to-be-writers/)

[R. L. Stine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-l-stine/)

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> [I'm friends with a lot of writers and so many of them say how much they hate signings and how they leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/i-m-friends-with-a-lot-of-writers-and-so-many-of-them-say-how-much/)

[David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/)

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> [“But there is also the minority of gifted, wilful people who are determined to live their own lives to the end, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/but-there-is-also-the-minority-of-gifted-wilful-people-who-are/)

[George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/)

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> [The truth is that the writers who most influenced me weren't people categorized as crime writers. I'd say I learned more from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/the-truth-is-that-the-writers-who-most-influenced-me-weren-t-people/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [“Every so often I'll hear writers say that there are other writers they would read if for no other reason than to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francine-prose/every-so-often-i-ll-hear-writers-say-that-there-are-other-writers/)

[Francine Prose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francine-prose/)

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> [I often meet frustrated young writers who say they've only got so far and just can't finish a book. Even if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eoin-colfer/i-often-meet-frustrated-young-writers-who-say-they-ve-only-got-so-far/)

[Eoin Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eoin-colfer/)

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> [I am very lucky: not very many writers can say they genuinely like the film of their book. However, I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/i-am-very-lucky-not-very-many-writers-can-say-they-genuinely-like-the/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

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> [I'm one of those writers who say, 'I've enjoy having written.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-m-one-of-those-writers-who-say-i-ve-enjoy-having-written/)

[George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/)

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> [Don't let your characters tell you what to do. They can be pushy. Some writers say that they create characters and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-cain/don-t-let-your-characters-tell-you-what-to-do-they-can-be-pushy-some/)

[Chelsea Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-cain/)

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> [Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/deliver-me-from-writers-who-say-the-way-they-live-doesn-t-matter-i-m/)

[Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/)

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> [The new contract between writers and readers is one I'm prepared to sign up to. I've met some fascinating people at events…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-sheridan/the-new-contract-between-writers-and-readers-is-one-i-m-prepared-to/)

[Sara Sheridan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-sheridan/)

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> [“We play at believing ourselves imortal. We delude oursleves in the appraisal of our own works and in our perpetual misappraisal of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-bola-o/we-play-at-believing-ourselves-imortal-we-delude-oursleves-in-the/)

[Roberto Bolaño](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-bola-o/)

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> [Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write poetry? Or, why do they give up a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/why-do-writers-say-give-up-a-job-in-economics-and-decide-to-write/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

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> [I've heard some writers say things like, 'Well, I'm a professional writer. I only start books I know I can finish.' I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-zusak/i-ve-heard-some-writers-say-things-like-well-i-m-a-professional/)

[Markus Zusak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-zusak/)

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> [There are many people who say, 'I write for myself.' I think that if you write and publish, then you write for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ngeles-mastretta/there-are-many-people-who-say-i-write-for-myself-i-think-that-if-you/)

[Angeles Mastretta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ngeles-mastretta/)

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> [To aspiring writers, I say : Don't give up. Storytelling has been an integral part of the human condition since the beginning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beverly-jenkins/to-aspiring-writers-i-say-don-t-give-up-storytelling-has-been-an/)

[Beverly Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beverly-jenkins/)

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> [There aren't too many people out there who can start one of my books and not finish it. I don't think too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joy-fielding/there-aren-t-too-many-people-out-there-who-can-start-one-of-my-books/)

[Joy Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joy-fielding/)

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> [I always individuate myself from other writers who say they would die if they couldn't write. For me, I'd die if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/junot-diaz/i-always-individuate-myself-from-other-writers-who-say-they-would-die/)

[Junot Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/junot-diaz/)

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> [“Writers say two things that strike me as nonsense. One is that you must follow an absolute schedule everyday. If you're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/writers-say-two-things-that-strike-me-as-nonsense-one-is-that-you/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

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> [Sometimes writers say true things about the overall nature of publicity, promotion, and the publishing industry; but alas, not always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/sometimes-writers-say-true-things-about-the-overall-nature-of/)

[Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/)

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> [I’m always surprised when writers say they don’t believe in a god or religion but they believe in creating a world on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-jones/i-m-always-surprised-when-writers-say-they-don-t-believe-in-a-god-or/)

[Shane Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-jones/)

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> [I'm always amazed by writers who say, 'Oh you know I had a half hour so I sat down and wrote a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/i-m-always-amazed-by-writers-who-say-oh-you-know-i-had-a-half-hour-so/)

[Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/)

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                        "text": "The new contract between writers and readers is one I'm prepared to sign up to. I've met some fascinating people at events and online. Down with the isolation of writers I say! And long live Twitter.",
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                        "text": "There are many people who say, 'I write for myself.' I think that if you write and publish, then you write for your readers, not just for yourself. Many writers say that they write to be loved. I place myself among those writers.",
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                        "text": "There aren't too many people out there who can start one of my books and not finish it. I don't think too many writers can say that.",
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