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# Donald Murray

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##  Quotes by Donald Murray

> [How to read writers on writing: With respect, amusement, and skepticism. They will contradict one another-as they should-for each writer brings an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-murray/how-to-read-writers-on-writing-with-respect-amusement-and-skepticism/)

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> [Even the most productive writers are expert dawdlers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-murray/even-the-most-productive-writers-are-expert-dawdlers/)

[Donald Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-murray/)

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> [The longer I write, the more important I believe it is to write the first draft as fast as possible. In drafting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-murray/the-longer-i-write-the-more-important-i-believe-it-is-to-write-the/)

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