A collection of quotes about life as a writer, because there are some things only writers understand.
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“It’s hell writing and it’s hell not writing. The only tolerable state is having just written.” – Robert Hass
 
“Perhaps if I make myself write I shall find out what is wrong with me.” –  Dodie Smith
 
 
“A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world.” – Susan Sontag
 
“Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.” – Jules Renard
 
 
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