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> [Writing is not a profession, occupation or job; it is not a way of life: it is a comprehensive response to life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-mcdonald/writing-is-not-a-profession-occupation-or-job-it-is-not-a-way-of-life/)

[Gregory Mcdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-mcdonald/)

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## More by Gregory Mcdonald

> [Writing is not a profession, occupation or job; it is not a way of life: it is a comprehensive response to life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-mcdonald/writing-is-not-a-profession-occupation-or-job-it-is-not-a-way-of-life/)

[Gregory Mcdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-mcdonald/)

> [Life is a horse: either you ride it or it rides you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-mcdonald/life-is-a-horse-either-you-ride-it-or-it-rides-you/)

[Gregory Mcdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-mcdonald/)

> [“Even paranoids have enemies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-mcdonald/even-paranoids-have-enemies/)

[Gregory McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-mcdonald/)

> [“Pardon my pants. I'm fresh from an axe murder.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-mcdonald/pardon-my-pants-i-m-fresh-from-an-axe-murder/)

[Gregory McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-mcdonald/)

> [Writing mysteries lets me get away with murder. I think 'the mystery' may be the greatest form for social criticism, simply because it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-mcdonald/writing-mysteries-lets-me-get-away-with-murder-i-think-the-mystery/)

[Gregory Mcdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-mcdonald/)

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