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title: "4 Writing Search Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Writing Search quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Writing Search sayings and thoughts."
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> [Writing, for me, is a search for God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carson-mccullers/writing-for-me-is-a-search-for-god/)

[Carson McCullers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carson-mccullers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/carson-mccullers-1694_funny_writing-for-me-is-a-search-for-god-25124_251241.png)

> [For me, writing is not a search for explanations but a ramble in quest of what informs a place, a hunt for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/for-me-writing-is-not-a-search-for-explanations-but-a-ramble-in-quest/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61a/william-least-heat-moon-11769_adventure_for-me-writing-is-not-a-search-for-expla_432276.jpg)

> [I think that all writing is in search of lost time. I'm starting to realise that very clearly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-ozeki/i-think-that-all-writing-is-in-search-of-lost-time-i-m-starting-to/)

[Ruth Ozeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-ozeki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/ruth-ozeki-2896_clearly_i-think-that-all-writing-is-in-search-of_1015674.jpg)

> [In writing, I search for believability, simplicity and emotional impact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-david/in-writing-i-search-for-believability-simplicity-and-emotional-impact/)

[Hal David](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-david/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/hal-david-33897_believability_in-writing-i-search-for-believability-si_2364469.png)

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