Can do Quote by Anna Quindlen

To me, writing is not a profession. You might as well call living a profession. Or having children. Anything you can't help doing.

— Vicki Baum

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

Writing ... is a profession that can only be learned by writing.

— Simone de Beauvoir

Writing is probably the least glamorous profession there is. This doesn't change when you become an author.

— Rebecca Serle

Writing is not a profession, it's an addiction.

— Neal Gabler

I always loved writing, but never considered that I could do it professionally.

— James L. Brooks

I've always liked to write, but I never thought I could make a career out of it.

— Dee Rees

Writing is one of the few careers for which you essentially train yourself, the other two major ones being juggling and pickpocketing.

— Maureen Johnson

Not writing is probably the most exhausting profession I've ever encountered.

— Fran Lebowitz

Writing is not a profession. It's a calling. It's almost holy.

— Jamaica Kincaid

Writing is a creatively rewarding occupation but for me very time consuming.

— Holly Johnson

I don't really think of writing as a career. It's something that happened to me. By working harder than I knew it was possible…

— Susan Cheever