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title: "3 Writing Tried Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Writing Tried quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Writing Tried sayings and thoughts."
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> [I left things out - my motivations, my history, my emotional responses - because I am not good at understanding them or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-stewart/i-left-things-out-my-motivations-my-history-my-emotional-responses/)

[Rory Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-stewart/)

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> [In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-haley/in-my-writing-as-much-as-i-could-i-tried-to-find-the-good-and-praise/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b3/alex-haley-8212_praise_in-my-writing-as-much-as-i-could-i-tried_2088367.jpg)

> [I tried my hand at writing, I tried to write out a little script - and it's not too bad. Mostly, though,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/i-tried-my-hand-at-writing-i-tried-to-write-out-a-little-script-and/)

[Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95a/nathan-fillion-3284_bases_i-tried-my-hand-at-writing-i-tried-to-wr_2517531.jpg)

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