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> [The first sentence cant be written until the final sentence is written.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-carol-oates/the-first-sentence-cant-be-written-until-the-final-sentence-is-written/)

[Joyce Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-carol-oates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ec/joyce-carol-oates-344_cant_the-first-sentence-cant-be-written-until_46461.png)

> [I'd like to think I'm not quite so pretentious as to think my characters go off and live their lives once I've written the final page and switched the computer off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-green/i-d-like-to-think-i-m-not-quite-so-pretentious-as-to-think-my/)

[Jane Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e8/jane-green-5965_characters_i-d-like-to-think-i-m-not-quite-so-prete_1940397.png)

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