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title: "7 Writing Social Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Writing Social quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Writing Social sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e15/amitabh-bachchan-3872_books_i-am-not-in-the-least-eloquent-or-fluent_114338.jpg"
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> [I am not in the least eloquent or fluent with languages. My writing on social media is quite pedestrian. But even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amitabh-bachchan/i-am-not-in-the-least-eloquent-or-fluent-with-languages-my-writing-on/)

[Amitabh Bachchan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amitabh-bachchan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e15/amitabh-bachchan-3872_books_i-am-not-in-the-least-eloquent-or-fluent_114338.jpg)

> [I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-marley/i-like-singing-all-songs-really-but-i-find-that-writing-social/)

[Damian Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-marley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/damian-marley-9510_commentary_i-like-singing-all-songs-really-but-i-fi_704873.png)

> [I'm interested in ways of writing about the social world that don't assassinate the life that's in it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-back/i-m-interested-in-ways-of-writing-about-the-social-world-that-don-t/)

[Les Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-back/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/les-back-59556_life_i-m-interested-in-ways-of-writing-about_1782610.jpg)

> [I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shirley/i-m-incapable-of-writing-without-social-commentary-i-like-to-think/)

[John Shirley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shirley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/john-shirley-22620_commentary_i-m-incapable-of-writing-without-social_1869687.jpg)

> [I had made all these rules for myself: I'm not writing social commentary, I'm not writing love songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-mitchell/i-had-made-all-these-rules-for-myself-i-m-not-writing-social/)

[Joni Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joni-mitchell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdb/joni-mitchell-1160_commentary_i-had-made-all-these-rules-for-myself-i_2541457.png)

> [Teaching is a great complement to writing. It's very social and gets you out of your own head. It's also very optimistic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleanor-catton/teaching-is-a-great-complement-to-writing-it-s-very-social-and-gets/)

[Eleanor Catton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleanor-catton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/eleanor-catton-2384_also_teaching-is-a-great-complement-to-writin_2796936.png)

> [I don't write as many songs as I used to. But, I find myself writing for social media more - times have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arlo-guthrie/i-don-t-write-as-many-songs-as-i-used-to-but-i-find-myself-writing/)

[Arlo Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arlo-guthrie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/415/arlo-guthrie-11642_caught_i-don-t-write-as-many-songs-as-i-used-to_3228527.png)

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