Writing seems to be the only profession people imagine you can do by thinking about doing it. — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. — Jules Renard Copy Share Image
Writing ... is a profession that can only be learned by writing. — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
“Writing- the profession in which you stare at a computer screen, stare out the window, type a few words, then curse repeatedly.” — Drew Goodman Copy Share Image
I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will. — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
Writing is the only profession where nobody considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. Money is like an arm or a… — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
Writing is not a profession, occupation or job; it is not a way of life: it is a comprehensive response to life. — Gregory Mcdonald Copy Share Image
To me, writing is not a profession. You might as well call living a profession. Or having children. Anything you can't help… — Vicki Baum Copy Share Image
“I have never thought of writing as a profession. It is a solitary independent activity in which practice can never bestow seniority.” — John Berger Copy Share Image
Writers were never meant to be professionals. Writing is not a profession, it is an activity, an essentially amateur occupation. It is… — Fay Weldon Copy Share Image
Writing is something you do alone. It's a profession for introverts who wanna tell you a story but don't wanna make eye… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Writing is a profession that requires being alone. Just alone. You talk, laugh, get pissed off, get scared, be happy, think, imagine,… — Alexina Benavidez Copy Share Image
Do you know what I was smiling at? You wrote down that you were a writer by profession. It sounded to me… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Writing is something you do alone. Its a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don't want to… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Writing is a profession that has no real career structure and your best advice when you hit a difficulty is probably going… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“And though creative writing as an intellectual exercise may be pursued with profit by anyone, writing as a profession is not a… — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
The mystique and the false glamour of the writing profession grow partly out of a mistaken belief that people who can express… — Janet Burroway Copy Share Image
Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be creative; that… — David Brin Copy Share Image