“Writing is more than anything a compulsion, like some people wash their hands thirty times a day for fear of awful consequences if they do not. It pays a whole lot better than this type of compulsion, but it is no more heroic.”
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Burchill, J. (n.d.). Writing is more than anything a compulsion, like some people wash their hands thirty times a day for fear of awful consequences if they do not. It pays a whole lot better than this type of compulsion, but it is no more heroic. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42815-writing-is-more-than-anything-a-compulsion-like/
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Burchill, Julie. “Writing is more than anything a compulsion, like some people wash their hands thirty times a day for fear of awful consequences if they do not. It pays a whole lot better than this type of compulsion, but it is no more heroic.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42815-writing-is-more-than-anything-a-compulsion-like/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Burchill, Julie. “Writing is more than anything a compulsion, like some people wash their hands thirty times a day for fear of awful consequences if they do not. It pays a whole lot better than this type of compulsion, but it is no more heroic.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42815-writing-is-more-than-anything-a-compulsion-like/.