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> [I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-eszterhas/i-had-read-too-many-memoirs-that-were-written-after-the-writer-or-the/)

[Joe Eszterhas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-eszterhas/)

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> [ Isn't it remarkable how everyone who knew \[D.H.\] Lawrence has felt compelled to write about him? Why, he's had more books written… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldous-huxley/isn-t-it-remarkable-how-everyone-who-knew-d-h-lawrence-has-felt/)

[Aldous Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aldous-huxley/)

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> [The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. He has a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-faulkner/the-writer-s-only-responsibility-is-to-his-art-he-will-be-completely/)

[William Faulkner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-faulkner/)

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> [If you do not seek to publish what you have written, then you are not a writer and you never will be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-do-not-seek-to-publish-what-you-have-written-then-you-are-not/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Nothing good gets written without the writer suffering along the way, in my opinion. Writing should be a pleasure, but unless you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsin-hamid/nothing-good-gets-written-without-the-writer-suffering-along-the-way/)

[Mohsin Hamid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsin-hamid/)

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> [All songs are already perfectly written. It is the writer's job to find it and get it on paper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-nielsen-chapman/all-songs-are-already-perfectly-written-it-is-the-writer-s-job-to/)

[Beth Nielsen Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-nielsen-chapman/)

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