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title: "36 Writers Writing Quotes by 34 authors"
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> [“Writers don't sleep. Writers keep writing in their heads while they're dreaming.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ksenia-anske/writers-don-t-sleep-writers-keep-writing-in-their-heads-while-they-re/)

[Ksenia Anske](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ksenia-anske/)

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> [Writers have to keep on writing if they want to mature, like caterpillars endlessly chewing on leaves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/writers-have-to-keep-on-writing-if-they-want-to-mature-like/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [Reading is probably what leads most writers to writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/reading-is-probably-what-leads-most-writers-to-writing/)

[Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/)

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> [Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope, some day, to find something to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nassim-nicholas-taleb/most-so-called-writers-keep-writing-and-writing-with-the-hope-some/)

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nassim-nicholas-taleb/)

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> [“Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope to, some day, find something to say.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nassim-nicholas-taleb/most-so-called-writers-keep-writing-and-writing-with-the-hope-to-some/)

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nassim-nicholas-taleb/)

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> [Writers keep writing and publishers publishing - it never grows boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dirda/writers-keep-writing-and-publishers-publishing-it-never-grows-boring/)

[Michael Dirda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dirda/)

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> [Every writer writes in different ways, and so some write the music first, while others write the lyrics first, and some write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-june/every-writer-writes-in-different-ways-and-so-some-write-the-music/)

[Valerie June](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-june/)

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> [I think all writers are mainly writing for themselves because I believe that most writers are writing based on a need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-bloom/i-think-all-writers-are-mainly-writing-for-themselves-because-i/)

[Amy Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-bloom/)

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> [I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by our world view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-dekker/i-think-everything-we-do-on-one-level-or-another-as-writers-most-of-2/)

[Ted Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-dekker/)

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> [I don't think I would ever inch my way up to Y.A. That audience is very well served. There are a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-don-t-think-i-would-ever-inch-my-way-up-to-y-a-that-audience-is/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

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> [One of the things that draws writers to writing is that they can get things right that they got wrong in real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-wolff/one-of-the-things-that-draws-writers-to-writing-is-that-they-can-get/)

[Tobias Wolff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-wolff/)

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> [I often wonder if all the writers who are alcoholics drink a lot because they aren't writing. It is not because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-goldberg/i-often-wonder-if-all-the-writers-who-are-alcoholics-drink-a-lot/)

[Natalie Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-goldberg/)

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> [Writers ever since writing began have had problems, and the main problem narrows down to just one word - life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-styron/writers-ever-since-writing-began-have-had-problems-and-the-main/)

[William Styron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-styron/)

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> [I know a lot of writers who would much rather be writing the Great American Novel, but they've got bills to pay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/i-know-a-lot-of-writers-who-would-much-rather-be-writing-the-great/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

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> [How to read writers on writing: With respect, amusement, and skepticism. They will contradict one another-as they should-for each writer brings an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-murray/how-to-read-writers-on-writing-with-respect-amusement-and-skepticism/)

[Donald Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-murray/)

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> [People who write for reward by way of recognition or monetary gain don't know what they're doing. They're in the category of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/people-who-write-for-reward-by-way-of-recognition-or-monetary-gain/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

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> [There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/there-s-no-lack-of-writers-writing-novels-in-america-about-america/)

[Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/)

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> [I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by our world view.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-dekker/i-think-everything-we-do-on-one-level-or-another-as-writers-most-of/)

[Ted Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-dekker/)

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> [In a way all writers are writing against death, because writing is an attempt to defy the passage of time, to refuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-batuman/in-a-way-all-writers-are-writing-against-death-because-writing-is-an/)

[Elif Batuman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-batuman/)

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> [“I don’t like writers whose writing is so obvious that I can predict what he’ll write while I’m still taking in his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-don-t-like-writers-whose-writing-is-so-obvious-that-i-can-predict/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

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> [Writers are always writing about infidelity. It's so dramatic. The wickedness of it, the secrecy, the complications, the finding that you thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-munro/writers-are-always-writing-about-infidelity-it-s-so-dramatic-the/)

[Alice Munro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-munro/)

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> [“For writers, writing is a great activity to engage your mind, body, and life. As, you know: taking on hobbies and activities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prince-akwarandu/for-writers-writing-is-a-great-activity-to-engage-your-mind-body-and/)

[Prince Akwarandu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prince-akwarandu/)

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> [Some writers are writing one great, big book and just taking all these different avenues towards it. They might seem on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/some-writers-are-writing-one-great-big-book-and-just-taking-all-these/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

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> [“Socially interacting with a storyteller can be a frustrating challenge because a portion of her awareness is constantly sorting through the details…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-e-goodrich/socially-interacting-with-a-storyteller-can-be-a-frustrating/)

[Richelle E. Goodrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-e-goodrich/)

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> [There are more and more women writing. And there are more and more good male writers who are writing and who learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-o-hara/there-are-more-and-more-women-writing-and-there-are-more-and-more/)

[Catherine O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-o-hara/)

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> [Most producers I've known were writers first, and writing is a vital part of any game show. You could easily argue that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-west/most-producers-i-ve-known-were-writers-first-and-writing-is-a-vital/)

[Randy West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-west/)

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> [When I'm writing, I'm writing for a particular actor. When a lot of writers are writing, they're writing an idea. So they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/when-i-m-writing-i-m-writing-for-a-particular-actor-when-a-lot-of/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

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> [I don't read other writers because I'm writing all the time. It's too disturbing to read a writer with a good style…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-mailer/i-don-t-read-other-writers-because-i-m-writing-all-the-time-it-s-too/)

[Norman Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-mailer/)

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> [I'm not against White writers writing about Blacks as long as they are as objective as say James McPherson writing about an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ishmael-reed/i-m-not-against-white-writers-writing-about-blacks-as-long-as-they/)

[Ishmael Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ishmael-reed/)

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> [It's a scary thing for fiction writers, when you're always writing from the point of view both as and for someone who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-mattison/it-s-a-scary-thing-for-fiction-writers-when-you-re-always-writing/)

[Alice Mattison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-mattison/)

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> [I'm not a wildly gifted person; I don't play an instrument or speak another language or have great accomplishments in another field,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-egan/i-m-not-a-wildly-gifted-person-i-don-t-play-an-instrument-or-speak/)

[Jennifer Egan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-egan/)

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> [You know how sometimes you meet writers that are so full of themselves? They feel really proud that they wrote something .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/you-know-how-sometimes-you-meet-writers-that-are-so-full-of/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [The most common thing I find is very brilliant, acute, young people who want to become writers but they are not writing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teju-cole/the-most-common-thing-i-find-is-very-brilliant-acute-young-people-who/)

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

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> [Being a creative person. It's so much more rewarding when you find things on your own, to live whatever the writers are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bell-bundy/being-a-creative-person-it-s-so-much-more-rewarding-when-you-find/)

[Laura Bell Bundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bell-bundy/)

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> [The writers are writing human beings, and they're writing about the human condition and how difficult it is to function in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-dzundza/the-writers-are-writing-human-beings-and-they-re-writing-about-the/)

[George Dzundza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-dzundza/)

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> [I've been in the songwriting circuit as well. I've been in a couple writing camps where there are seven top writers or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lzzy-hale/i-ve-been-in-the-songwriting-circuit-as-well-i-ve-been-in-a-couple/)

[Lzzy Hale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lzzy-hale/)

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