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title: "4 Writers Supposed Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [The one thing I've always done as an author is talk to my publicists. Because they have all the best stories -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-coady/the-one-thing-i-ve-always-done-as-an-author-is-talk-to-my-publicists/)

[Lynn Coady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-coady/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/lynn-coady-5173_awesome_the-one-thing-i-ve-always-done-as-an-aut_202920.jpg)

> [All the books I was reading as a teenager were about individuals having adventures. So I thought that was what writers were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-dewitt/all-the-books-i-was-reading-as-a-teenager-were-about-individuals/)

[Patrick deWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-dewitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/patrick-dewitt-3545_adventure_all-the-books-i-was-reading-as-a-teenage_2694467.png)

> [We are 'writers,' we are not supposed to be interested in filthy lucre, we are supposed to be starry eyed artistes. ...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-d-adams/we-are-writers-we-are-not-supposed-to-be-interested-in-filthy-lucre/)

[Max D. Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-d-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a3/max-d-adams-65249_caught_we-are-writers-we-are-not-supposed-to-be_2849373.jpg)

> [On the other hand, I mean, that is what writers have always been supposed to do, was to rely on their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-tartt/on-the-other-hand-i-mean-that-is-what-writers-have-always-been/)

[Donna Tartt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-tartt/)

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