--- title: "8 Writers Used Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Writers Used quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Writers Used sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/anonymous-1_need_writers-are-used-to-being-re-created-and_8266.jpg" --- > [Writers are used to being re-created, and need it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/writers-are-used-to-being-re-created-and-need-it/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/anonymous-1_need_writers-are-used-to-being-re-created-and_8266.jpg) > [I feel like if writers used writing as therapy we'd have a ton of happy writers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-gilmore/i-feel-like-if-writers-used-writing-as-therapy-we-d-have-a-ton-of/) [Jennifer Gilmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-gilmore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/jennifer-gilmore-20736_feels_i-feel-like-if-writers-used-writing-as-t_276931.jpg) > [Writers are so used to books being optioned and then the movie never happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mitchell/writers-are-so-used-to-books-being-optioned-and-then-the-movie-never/) [David Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/david-mitchell-264_being_writers-are-so-used-to-books-being-optio_1064855.jpg) > [Years ago I used to think it was possible for a novelist to alter the inner life of the culture. Now bomb-makers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-delillo/years-ago-i-used-to-think-it-was-possible-for-a-novelist-to-alter-the/) [Don Delillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-delillo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/335/don-delillo-294_human-consciousness_years-ago-i-used-to-think-it-was-possibl_1361248.jpg) > [Writers have to get used to launching something beautiful and watching it crash and burn. They also have to learn when to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/writers-have-to-get-used-to-launching-something-beautiful-and/) [Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d3/ursula-k-le-guin-138_beautiful_writers-have-to-get-used-to-launching-so_1731397.jpg) > [“Writers used to be treated (except for the few brand name authors) as the bottom rung of the food chain.  We were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mayer/writers-used-to-be-treated-except-for-the-few-brand-name-authors-as/) [Bob Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/bob-mayer-19173_books_writers-used-to-be-treated-except-for-th_1970428.png) > [Writers who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-safire/writers-who-used-to-show-off-their-erudition-no-longer-sing-in-the/) [William Safire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-safire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/631/william-safire-5116_choir_writers-who-used-to-show-off-their-erudi_2877860.png) > [I'm unique for a suspense author in that I don't have a specialty background. A lot of suspense writers used to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-gardner/i-m-unique-for-a-suspense-author-in-that-i-don-t-have-a-specialty/) [Lisa Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21d/lisa-gardner-7497_backgrounds_i-m-unique-for-a-suspense-author-in-that_3046182.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writers-used/#itemlist", "name": "Writers Used Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Writers are used to being re-created, and need it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/writers-are-used-to-being-re-created-and-need-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/anonymous-1_need_writers-are-used-to-being-re-created-and_8266.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/anonymous-1_need_writers-are-used-to-being-re-created-and_8266.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/anonymous-1_need_writers-are-used-to-being-re-created-and_8266.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Writers are used to being re-created, and need it.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel like if writers used writing as therapy we'd have a ton of happy writers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jennifer Gilmore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-gilmore/i-feel-like-if-writers-used-writing-as-therapy-we-d-have-a-ton-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/jennifer-gilmore-20736_feels_i-feel-like-if-writers-used-writing-as-t_276931.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/jennifer-gilmore-20736_feels_i-feel-like-if-writers-used-writing-as-t_276931.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/jennifer-gilmore-20736_feels_i-feel-like-if-writers-used-writing-as-t_276931.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I feel like if writers used writing as therapy we'd have a ton of happy writers.” — Jennifer Gilmore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Writers are so used to books being optioned and then the movie never happens.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Mitchell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mitchell/writers-are-so-used-to-books-being-optioned-and-then-the-movie-never/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/david-mitchell-264_being_writers-are-so-used-to-books-being-optio_1064855.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/david-mitchell-264_being_writers-are-so-used-to-books-being-optio_1064855.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/david-mitchell-264_being_writers-are-so-used-to-books-being-optio_1064855.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Writers are so used to books being optioned and then the movie never happens.” — David Mitchell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Years ago I used to think it was possible for a novelist to alter the inner life of the culture. 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