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title: "35 Writing Lonely Quotes by 35 authors"
description: "Browse 35 Writing Lonely quotes by 35 authors. Discover the best Writing Lonely sayings and thoughts."
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> [Writing is the lonely sport of sad sacks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-groff/writing-is-the-lonely-sport-of-sad-sacks/)

[Lauren Groff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-groff/)

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> [Writing is a lonely business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/writing-is-a-lonely-business/)

[Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/)

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> [Writing is too lonely. I'd rather talk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-gaskin/writing-is-too-lonely-i-d-rather-talk/)

[Catherine Gaskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-gaskin/)

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> [Honestly, I find writing to be a very lonely job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randeep-hooda/honestly-i-find-writing-to-be-a-very-lonely-job/)

[Randeep Hooda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randeep-hooda/)

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> [Writing is a lonely process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajkumar-hirani/writing-is-a-lonely-process/)

[Rajkumar Hirani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajkumar-hirani/)

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> [Research and writing are lonely occupations. It is easy to become discouraged in solitary confinement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-wendell-holmes-jr/research-and-writing-are-lonely-occupations-it-is-easy-to-become/)

[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-wendell-holmes-jr/)

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> [Writing is a lonely way of life. You shut yourself up in your study and work and work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-dick/writing-is-a-lonely-way-of-life-you-shut-yourself-up-in-your-study/)

[Philip K. Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-k-dick/)

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> [Writing is a lonely job, unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilio-estevez/writing-is-a-lonely-job-unless-you-re-a-drinker-in-which-case-you/)

[Emilio Estevez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilio-estevez/)

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> [“Writing is a lonely process, but should not be done alone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-e-jakobsen/writing-is-a-lonely-process-but-should-not-be-done-alone/)

[M.E. Jakobsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-e-jakobsen/)

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> [I try to write jokes but when I've written about four I run out. Writing my show is a very lonely place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-key/i-try-to-write-jokes-but-when-i-ve-written-about-four-i-run-out/)

[Tim Key](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-key/)

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> [You have to remember that writing itself is so solitary. You start writing because you're lonely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/you-have-to-remember-that-writing-itself-is-so-solitary-you-start/)

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

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> [I do love writing but it is a lonely profession. You're lonely and optimistic at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-do-love-writing-but-it-is-a-lonely-profession-you-re-lonely-and/)

[Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/)

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> [My first and biggest love was always fiction writing. But it is a very lonely pastime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/my-first-and-biggest-love-was-always-fiction-writing-but-it-is-a-very/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

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> [Writing can be a lonely business. But gradually your characters, or the scenes and peopl from your past, begin to rise up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-abercrombie/writing-can-be-a-lonely-business-but-gradually-your-characters-or-the/)

[Barbara Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-abercrombie/)

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> [“Writing is lonely, it's an intimate talk with the undead, with the unborn, with the absent, with strangers , with the readers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-solnit/writing-is-lonely-it-s-an-intimate-talk-with-the-undead-with-the/)

[Rebecca Solnit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-solnit/)

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> [If you write, and you are really alone (writing is a lonely thing), you learn to be alone without suffering. When you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-zambra/if-you-write-and-you-are-really-alone-writing-is-a-lonely-thing-you/)

[Alejandro Zambra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alejandro-zambra/)

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> [You have to stick to what you love, as writing is such a lonely and depressing existence... stick to what you love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-terrio/you-have-to-stick-to-what-you-love-as-writing-is-such-a-lonely-and/)

[Chris Terrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-terrio/)

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> [“Writing is a lonely are at times, we spend so much of our time locked in a room and never know if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-selby-jr-2/writing-is-a-lonely-are-at-times-we-spend-so-much-of-our-time-locked/)

[Hubert Selby Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hubert-selby-jr-2/)

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> [Writing is a very lonely occupation. To write you need to concentrate, to concentrate you need to lock yourself away. No distractions;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/writing-is-a-very-lonely-occupation-to-write-you-need-to-concentrate/)

[Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/)

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> [“Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference. They don't have to make speeches.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/writing-is-a-lonely-job-having-someone-who-believes-in-you-makes-a/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

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> [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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> [I don't particularly enjoy standing alone and recording my own voice or my own stuff. It's sometimes fun to do for demos…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sondre-lerche/i-don-t-particularly-enjoy-standing-alone-and-recording-my-own-voice/)

[Sondre Lerche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sondre-lerche/)

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> [Writing is such lonely work that I try to keep myself cheered up. If something strikes me as funny in the act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-is-such-lonely-work-that-i-try-to-keep-myself-cheered-up-if/)

[William Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-zinsser/)

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> [I tend to like the way poets form communities. Writing can be lonely after all. Modern life can be lonely. Poets do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rae-armantrout/i-tend-to-like-the-way-poets-form-communities-writing-can-be-lonely/)

[Rae Armantrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rae-armantrout/)

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> [ One, we \[with Alison McGhee\] laugh a lot - that was great. Two, I enjoy writing, but it's a lonely undertaking. To… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-dicamillo/one-we-with-alison-mcghee-laugh-a-lot-that-was-great-two-i-enjoy/)

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

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> [I don't really think that writers, even great writers, are prophets, or sages, or Messiah-like figures; writing is a lonely, sedentary occupation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-carter/i-don-t-really-think-that-writers-even-great-writers-are-prophets-or/)

[Angela Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-carter/)

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> [“It seems important to me that beginning writers ponder this—that since 1964, I have never had a book, story or poem rejected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-hansen/it-seems-important-to-me-that-beginning-writers-ponder-this-that/)

[Joseph Hansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-hansen/)

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> [Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-haley/many-a-young-person-tells-me-he-wants-to-be-a-writer-i-always/)

[Alex Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-haley/)

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> [Writing can be such a lonely endeavor that I do think community is also important.Meeting at cafes and exchanging work and reading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheryl-strayed/writing-can-be-such-a-lonely-endeavor-that-i-do-think-community-is/)

[Cheryl Strayed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheryl-strayed/)

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> [“writing is a very lonely occupation. You have no colleagues, but your office space is shared with countless horrible little demons of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-kapsali/writing-is-a-very-lonely-occupation-you-have-no-colleagues-but-your/)

[Daphne Kapsali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-kapsali/)

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> [“Writing is a lonely pursuit. The only thing working is imagination and hands. The only difference between writing and masturbation is one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-bell/writing-is-a-lonely-pursuit-the-only-thing-working-is-imagination-and/)

[Mark Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-bell/)

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> [I didn't take writing seriously at first - I didn't think I could do it. When I did, I fell in love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-kaluuya/i-didn-t-take-writing-seriously-at-first-i-didn-t-think-i-could-do-it/)

[Daniel Kaluuya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-kaluuya/)

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> [I learned that I enjoy directing a lot more than I enjoy writing, which is interesting, because writing is lonely and infamous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/i-learned-that-i-enjoy-directing-a-lot-more-than-i-enjoy-writing/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

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> [Writing is a lonely job. Even if a writer socializes regularly, when he gets down to the real business of his life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-asimov/writing-is-a-lonely-job-even-if-a-writer-socializes-regularly-when-he/)

[Isaac Asimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-asimov/)

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> [“Writing is not 'lonely work' but "alone work'; authors are known to be reclusive and like spending time with themselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brie-edison/writing-is-not-lonely-work-but-alone-work-authors-are-known-to-be/)

[Brie Edison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brie-edison/)

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