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title: "35 Writing Didn Quotes by 34 authors"
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> [I was trying to support a family with writing. I didn't have a private income. I had no other profession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-updike/i-was-trying-to-support-a-family-with-writing-i-didn-t-have-a-private/)

[John Updike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-updike/)

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> [I always had stories inside my head and one day I just decided to start writing them down. I didn't actually decide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-always-had-stories-inside-my-head-and-one-day-i-just-decided-to/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

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> [“If writing didn't require thinking then we'd all be doing it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremiah-laabs/if-writing-didn-t-require-thinking-then-we-d-all-be-doing-it/)

[Jeremiah Laabs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremiah-laabs/)

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> [I honestly turned to writing because I didn't know what else to do, and because a friend had gently suggested it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-susan-rapp/i-honestly-turned-to-writing-because-i-didn-t-know-what-else-to-do/)

[Emily Susan Rapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-susan-rapp/)

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> [I can't imagine writing if I didn't have a reader. Any more than an actor can imagine acting without an audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-didion/i-can-t-imagine-writing-if-i-didn-t-have-a-reader-any-more-than-an/)

[Joan Didion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-didion/)

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> [“If he didn't like the writing, then he didn't like her, and everything she had done in her whole life would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alethea-kontis/if-he-didn-t-like-the-writing-then-he-didn-t-like-her-and-everything/)

[Alethea Kontis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alethea-kontis/)

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> [When I first started writing, I didn't write about scientists at all. I think I wanted a break from that part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-iagnemma/when-i-first-started-writing-i-didn-t-write-about-scientists-at-all-i/)

[Karl Iagnemma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-iagnemma/)

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> [I went to school to study literature and writing, even though I didn't end up really doing that in the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaby-hoffmann/i-went-to-school-to-study-literature-and-writing-even-though-i-didn-t-2/)

[Gaby Hoffmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaby-hoffmann/)

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> [I've got Ph.D. just because I enjoyed reading and writing and didn't know what else to do. It was something fun to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hecker/i-ve-got-ph-d-just-because-i-enjoyed-reading-and-writing-and-didn-t/)

[Tim Hecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hecker/)

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> [I designed all the characters, anyway, and Frank Doyle was doing all the writing. I didn't have any more input on what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-decarlo/i-designed-all-the-characters-anyway-and-frank-doyle-was-doing-all/)

[Dan DeCarlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-decarlo/)

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> [The entire making of 'Within and Without' was a series of experiments and trial by error. When I started writing, I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washed-out/the-entire-making-of-within-and-without-was-a-series-of-experiments/)

[Washed Out](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washed-out/)

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> [This is a stamina game, so don't despair if you run down a blind alley and have to start over, or if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-maleeny/this-is-a-stamina-game-so-don-t-despair-if-you-run-down-a-blind-alley/)

[Tim Maleeny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-maleeny/)

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> [No one is making extraordinary things alone. They might be alone in their bedroom while they're recording or writing, but they didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelela/no-one-is-making-extraordinary-things-alone-they-might-be-alone-in/)

[Kelela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelela/)

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> [The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-baker/the-only-thing-i-was-fit-for-was-to-be-a-writer-and-this-notion/)

[Russell Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-baker/)

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> [I always liked to write and had fun writing, but I didn't have any pretensions about being a writer. I liked to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-edgar-wideman/i-always-liked-to-write-and-had-fun-writing-but-i-didn-t-have-any/)

[John Edgar Wideman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-edgar-wideman/)

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> [I started writing the one-sentence stories when I was translating 'Swann's Way.' There were two reasons. I had almost no time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lydia-davis/i-started-writing-the-one-sentence-stories-when-i-was-translating/)

[Lydia Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lydia-davis/)

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> [“Most—but not all—of the writers I knew then were young men who cherished their independence, were unconcerned about job security, and were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-lord/most-but-not-all-of-the-writers-i-knew-then-were-young-men-who/)

[Sterling Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-lord/)

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> [By junior high, I was a horrible student. But during my sophomore year of high school, I did have a fabulous English…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-barrett/by-junior-high-i-was-a-horrible-student-but-during-my-sophomore-year/)

[Andrea Barrett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-barrett/)

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> [Twenty years ago, when I started writing, I didn't define myself as an African-American writer. And then you write books and you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colson-whitehead/twenty-years-ago-when-i-started-writing-i-didn-t-define-myself-as-an/)

[Colson Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colson-whitehead/)

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> [I love comedy and I would write things to myself as an exercise in writing. I didn't do well for years, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lopez/i-love-comedy-and-i-would-write-things-to-myself-as-an-exercise-in/)

[George Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lopez/)

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> [“Since reading and writing didn’t come easily, Irving learned that “to do anything really well, you have to overextend yourself. . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-duckworth/since-reading-and-writing-didn-t-come-easily-irving-learned-that-to/)

[Angela Duckworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-duckworth/)

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> [I'd gotten the message in my home, starting with my grandfather, that real work, the kind that makes you sweat and gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-liebegott/i-d-gotten-the-message-in-my-home-starting-with-my-grandfather-that/)

[Ali Liebegott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-liebegott/)

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> [Usually, I have a lot of acquaintance with the story before I start writing it. When I didn't have regular time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-munro/usually-i-have-a-lot-of-acquaintance-with-the-story-before-i-start/)

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

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> ['What It Is' was based on this class I've been teaching for 10 years - I wanted to write a book about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-barry/what-it-is-was-based-on-this-class-i-ve-been-teaching-for-10-years-i/)

[Lynda Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-barry/)

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> [“At first I wanted to write our story in order to be free of it. But the memories wouldn’t come back for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernhard-schlink/at-first-i-wanted-to-write-our-story-in-order-to-be-free-of-it-but/)

[Bernhard Schlink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernhard-schlink/)

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> [“And why don't you write? Write! Writing is for you, you are for you; your body is yours, take it. I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-ne-cixous/and-why-don-t-you-write-write-writing-is-for-you-you-are-for-you-your/)

[Hélène Cixous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-ne-cixous/)

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> [ I was over at Alison's \[McGhee\], I think we were playing Scrabble. I remember we were both complaining - yeah, we sound… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-dicamillo/i-was-over-at-alison-s-mcghee-i-think-we-were-playing-scrabble-i/)

[Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-dicamillo/)

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> [I didn't study writing. I didn't write anything substantial until I got to California.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-didn-t-study-writing-i-didn-t-write-anything-substantial-until-i/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

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> [I am less selfish. But I am more insistent on being part of the creative experience. I find I am a better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-slater/i-am-less-selfish-but-i-am-more-insistent-on-being-part-of-the/)

[Helen Slater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-slater/)

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> [I don't mind writing so I didn't find that difficult, it's just a question of finding the time to do it. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/i-don-t-mind-writing-so-i-didn-t-find-that-difficult-it-s-just-a/)

[David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/)

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> [I would not be interested in writing if I didn't feel that what I wrote was an act of good citizenship or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/i-would-not-be-interested-in-writing-if-i-didn-t-feel-that-what-i/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

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> [I got my undergrad in Creative Writing, and then I didn't get my Masters in obsession, because I figured I already had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-powell/i-got-my-undergrad-in-creative-writing-and-then-i-didn-t-get-my/)

[Julie Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-powell/)

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> [I started playing instruments. Writing didn't come until later. I didn't know how to play a keyboard but I'd listen to hits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-perez/i-started-playing-instruments-writing-didn-t-come-until-later-i-didn/)

[Amanda Perez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-perez/)

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> [When I began writing, I didn't read any other children's poets... I didn't want to be influenced until I'd found my own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/when-i-began-writing-i-didn-t-read-any-other-children-s-poets-i-didn/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

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> [I went to school to study literature and writing, even though I didn't end up really doing that in the end. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaby-hoffmann/i-went-to-school-to-study-literature-and-writing-even-though-i-didn-t/)

[Gaby Hoffmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaby-hoffmann/)

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