Let me Quote by Ben Schwartz

At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I…

— Ben Schwartz

I was freelance proof-reading, freelance editing, creating illustrated slides for doctors' presentations - just so I'd have enough money to take the time to…

— Celeste Ng

I knew I wanted to write professionally and get paid.

— Courtney A. Kemp

I wrote for my high school and college newspapers. It was my only creative outlet in those days.

— Soupy Sales

I had started writing for 'Sports Illustrated,' which was really my dream job growing up. But the writing probably read like I was auditioning…

— Steve Rushin

I opted for a freelance writing career. I was lucky enough to have the means to do it.

— Matt Ridley

I wrote all the time, but the idea of doing it professionally seemed like pie in the sky. Who gets paid to write? I…

— Shane Black

I come from a working-class background and it wasn't in my world to be a writer - I had no direct access to those…

— Roisin Conaty

I was hooked on writing. I mean, where else can you get paid for sticking your nose into somebody else's business?

— Bette Greene

I was always told you're not going to make much money from writing. You can actually do it. Now I've built a really good,…

— Catherine Jinks

I didn't think being a writer was a fancy thing. It was a job like any other job, except apparently you could do it…

— Amy Bloom

I was a writer for hire. I wrote to pay the bills.

— Damien Chazelle