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> [Writing isn't generally a lucrative source of income; only a few, exceptional writers reach the income levels associated with the best-sellers. Rather, most of us write because we can make a modest living, or even supplement our day jobs, doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-scott/writing-isn-t-generally-a-lucrative-source-of-income-only-a-few/)

[Melissa Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-scott/)

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> [Even at the worst of times, when nothing goes right, when the prose is clumsy and the ideas feel stale, at least we're doing something that we genuinely love. There's no other reason to work this hard, except that love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-scott/even-at-the-worst-of-times-when-nothing-goes-right-when-the-prose-is/)

[Melissa Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-scott/)

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## More by Melissa Scott

> [“Technology has its place…We respect and honor the past, but we know we can't completely re-create it, nor do we want to do so.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-scott/technology-has-its-place-we-respect-and-honor-the-past-but-we-know-we/)

[Melissa Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-scott/)

> [Writing isn't generally a lucrative source of income; only a few, exceptional writers reach the income levels associated with the best-sellers. Rather, most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-scott/writing-isn-t-generally-a-lucrative-source-of-income-only-a-few/)

[Melissa Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-scott/)

> [“You know damn well that's not how the wire works, and if you weren't afraid of it, you'd have one yourself. It's the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-scott/you-know-damn-well-that-s-not-how-the-wire-works-and-if-you-weren-t/)

[Melissa Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-scott/)

> [“There were still too many people who were afraid of a technology that eluded them, still more who would never have access and resented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-scott/there-were-still-too-many-people-who-were-afraid-of-a-technology-that/)

[Melissa Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-scott/)

> [Even at the worst of times, when nothing goes right, when the prose is clumsy and the ideas feel stale, at least we're doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-scott/even-at-the-worst-of-times-when-nothing-goes-right-when-the-prose-is/)

[Melissa Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-scott/)

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