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> [In matters like writing and painting, a man does what he has to do - if he has to write, why then, he writes; and if he doesn't feel the urgent need of writing, there are dozens of professions in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/in-matters-like-writing-and-painting-a-man-does-what-he-has-to-do-if/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

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## More by Malcolm Cowley

> [“There would seem to be four stages in the composition of a story. First comes the germ of the story, then a period of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/there-would-seem-to-be-four-stages-in-the-composition-of-a-story/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [First New York was a sort of provincial capital, bigger and richer than Manchester or Marseilles, but not much different in its essential spirit.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/first-new-york-was-a-sort-of-provincial-capital-bigger-and-richer/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [“Everywhere was the atmosphere of a long debauch that had to end; the orchestras played too fast, the stakes were too high at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/everywhere-was-the-atmosphere-of-a-long-debauch-that-had-to-end-the/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/authors-are-sometimes-like-tomcats-they-distrust-all-the-other-toms/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [Writing offers fairly large rewards to a few successful people, but the rewards come late, and most writers are failures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/writing-offers-fairly-large-rewards-to-a-few-successful-people-but/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [“They were learning that New York had another life, too — subterranean, like almost everything that was human in the city — a life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/they-were-learning-that-new-york-had-another-life-too-subterranean/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [The germ of a story is a new and simple element introduced into an existing situation or mood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/the-germ-of-a-story-is-a-new-and-simple-element-introduced-into-an/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [Age is not different from earlier life as long as youre sitting down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/age-is-not-different-from-earlier-life-as-long-as-youre-sitting-down/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't tell you is that you won't miss it very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/they-tell-you-that-you-ll-lose-your-mind-when-you-grow-older-what/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [In matters like writing and painting, a man does what he has to do - if he has to write, why then, he writes;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/in-matters-like-writing-and-painting-a-man-does-what-he-has-to-do-if/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [It is the fear of being as dependent as a young child, while not being loved as a child is loved, but merely being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/it-is-the-fear-of-being-as-dependent-as-a-young-child-while-not-being/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [I never cease to be amazed why some of my friends became famous and others, just as talented, didn't. I've come to suspect it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/i-never-cease-to-be-amazed-why-some-of-my-friends-became-famous-and/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [Going back to Hemingway's work after several years is like going back to a brook where you had often fished and finding the woods…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/going-back-to-hemingway-s-work-after-several-years-is-like-going-back/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/be-kind-and-considerate-with-your-criticism-it-s-just-as-hard-to/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

> [Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-cowley/talent-is-what-you-possess-genius-is-what-possesses-you/)

[Malcolm Cowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-cowley/)

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